How to pronounce dead in American English
“dead” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to dead the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“dead” in real sentences — American speakers
1,000+ clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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They're all dead. The next regime is mostly dead.
The White House
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- These are all dead, why do we study dead bees?
Smithsonian Air & Space
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Weinstein was perhaps dead?
The Obama White House
Words that sound like “dead”
Words one sound away from dead — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “dead”
Why real speech
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