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How to pronounce dagger in American English
“dagger” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to dagger the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“dagger” in real sentences — American speakers
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asterisk, dagger, or whatever.
CDC
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Notice that Census Reporter highlights the margin of error of estimates with a dagger symbol when
Census Bureau
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words were "WTO kills farmers" as he shoved a dagger in his chest and bled to
Dept of Justice
Words that sound like “dagger”
Words one sound away from dagger — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “dagger”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of dagger. 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.