How to pronounce drained in American English
“drained” pronunciation by American speakers
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“drained” in real sentences — American speakers
107 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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That way everyone gets equally drained.
US Forest Service
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It occurs on well-drained sandy soils.
US Fish & Wildlife Service
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being exhausted and you know, emotionally drained and everything.
U.S. Air Force
Words that sound like “drained”
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Why real speech
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