How to pronounce defy in American English
“defy” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to defy the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “defy” in: all accents · British English (36 clips)
“defy” in real sentences — American speakers
110 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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it our students defy the odds.
The Obama White House
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uh the right defy smart contract?
Federal Reserve
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And I defy any of you to repeat that.
Smithsonian Air & Space
Words that sound like “defy”
Words one sound away from defy — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “defy”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of defy. 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.