How to pronounce dour
“dour” pronunciation in British English
Listen to dour 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.
“dour” in real sentences
108 clips in the index · 3 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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James Mill, rather dour dour utilitarian.
Intelligence Squared
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>> >> [laughter] Speaking of dour Yeah.
Penguin Books UK
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a dour and northern exterior.
This Morning
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Derek tot dour Castle glaiza in dip Flula dour kcl glaze on in DARAB top tower
Vanity Fair
Words that sound like “dour”
Words one sound away from dour — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
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