How to pronounce colossal in American English
“colossal” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to colossal the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“colossal” in real sentences — American speakers
55 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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That was a colossal question.
NASA
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a very clear, colossal threat to America and our forces stationed overseas.
The White House
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resist his ambitions, then that was, once again, another colossal misjudgment on his
State Department
Words that sound like “colossal”
Words one sound away from colossal — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “colossal”
Why real speech
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