How to pronounce discouraging
Listen to discouraging 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.
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“discouraging” in real sentences
340 clips in the index · 112 American · 104 British · 4 New Zealand. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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>> discouraging nicknames.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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discouraging, or maybe, small.
CrashCourse · hear it here
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incoming poll was slightly discouraging.
Intelligence Squared · hear it here
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And it's very discouraging.
British Library · hear it here
Why real speech
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