How to pronounce drained in British English
“drained” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to drained the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“drained” in real sentences — British speakers
44 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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being drained at the moment.
The Scottish Parliament
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Highland Council, which reportedly warns of a “significant risk” of parts of its region being “drained”
The Scottish Parliament
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estates to facilitate the shooting are criss crossed with roads and tracks which are drained and
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “drained”
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Other forms of “drained”
Why real speech
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