How to pronounce dons
“dons” pronunciation in British and American English
Listen to dons 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.
“dons” in real sentences
68 clips in the index · 2 American · 3 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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smalltime hoodlams to dons.
60 Minutes
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dons are directly responsible for the election of Margaret Thatcher.
Intelligence Squared
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happen and he was right and the dons were Hong.
The Scottish Parliament
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And I used to dine I was allowed to dine with the dons.
The 92nd Street Y
Words that sound like “dons”
Words one sound away from dons — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of dons. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.