How to pronounce contentious in American English
“contentious” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to contentious the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“contentious” in real sentences — American speakers
253 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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highly contentious issues.
Federal Reserve
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were a little contentious.
The Obama White House
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and take very challenging, contentious issues.
US National Archives
Words that sound like “contentious”
Words one sound away from contentious — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “contentious”
Why real speech
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