How to pronounce complained in American English
“complained” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to complained the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “complained” in: all accents · British English (273 clips)
“complained” in real sentences — American speakers
233 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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2018 someone officially complained.
Dept of Justice
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window complained of a headache.
Dept of Labor
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Congress, and complained about that yesterday.
The Obama White House
Words that sound like “complained”
Words one sound away from complained — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “complained”
Why real speech
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