How to pronounce closed
Listen to closed in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“closed” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 1000 American · 1000 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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Care homes have closed, community hospitals have closed, GP surgeries have closed and dentists have closed.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 33:18 · hear it here
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COFFEE SHOP IS CLOSED WHEN IT ISN'T REALLY CLOSED.
NIH · watch from 77:14 · hear it here
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closed doors and closed curtains in this country on the internet.
UK Parliament · watch from 28:40 · hear it here
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got Granby is closed GMB is closed Glenwood Springs five-foot snow
FAA · watch from 8:59 · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of closed. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.