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How to pronounce dragonflies
“dragonflies” pronunciation in American and British English
Listen to dragonflies 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.
“dragonflies” in real sentences
75 clips in the index · 10 American · 1 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Dragonflies are aerial acrobats.
The Royal Society
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We have music from Dragonflies.
Jimmy Kimmel Live
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Little whirlygigs or butterflies or dragonflies or something.
Poole’s Piecing
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dragonflies the size of pigeons, millipedes bigger than humans.
The Royal Institution
Why real speech
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