How to pronounce dial
Listen to dial in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“dial” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 277 American · 510 British · 32 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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dial, a giant watch dial.
UK Parliament · hear it here
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is right underneath the dial until the dial reads 32oF.
USDA · hear it here
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Um and you can dial it up or dial it down.
The Diary Of A CEO · hear it here
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time the crashing [dial-up internet sounds] sound of the dial up modem
The Moth · hear it here
Why real speech
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