How to pronounce cum
“cum” pronunciation in American English
Listen to cum in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
Hear “cum” in: American English (24 clips)
“cum” in real sentences
45 clips in the index · 24 American. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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ballet-cum-opera-cum-art.
Taskmaster
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was a modestly successful art dealer-cum-innkeeper.
The School of Life
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And it gives you a walking stick-cum-seat.
Tom Scott
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He graduated from Juniata College in 1970, summa cum laude.
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Words that sound like “cum”
Words one sound away from cum — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of cum. 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.