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How to pronounce crawl in British English

“crawl” pronunciation by British speakers

Listen to crawl the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.

“crawl” in real sentences — British speakers

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  1. front crawl was only recently added um to the Olympics for women.

    The Scottish Parliament

  2. England would arise would my country decide to front crawl down to them

    UK Parliament

Words that sound like “crawl”

Words one sound away from crawl — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.

Other forms of “crawl”

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