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How to pronounce dials in American English
“dials” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to dials the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“dials” in real sentences — American speakers
89 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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all set out by numbers and dials and instruments.
Smithsonian Air & Space
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up the dials in light of additional information and additional technology.
The Obama White House
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Um, we can turn up and down the dials as Mark just said.
FTC
Words that sound like “dials”
Words one sound away from dials — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “dials”
Why real speech
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