How to pronounce describes in American English
“describes” pronunciation by American speakers
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“describes” in real sentences — American speakers
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The book describes those.
Smithsonian Air & Space
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All right, this section describes
Census Bureau
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the narrator describes the scenario.
CDC
Words that sound like “describes”
Words one sound away from describes — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “describes”
Why real speech
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