How to pronounce defying in American English
“defying” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to defying the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“defying” in real sentences — American speakers
70 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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pay for defying the international community.
The Obama White House
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aid to Israel, for example, a country so openly defying the Secretary of State in
State Department
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at Florence military prison Union prisoners in this depiction dancing along the red line defying the
National Archives
Words that sound like “defying”
Words one sound away from defying — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “defying”
Why real speech
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