How to pronounce expressive in American English
“expressive” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to expressive the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “expressive” in: all accents · British English (42 clips)
“expressive” in real sentences — American speakers
73 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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character and expressive qualities.
US Fish & Wildlife Service
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A little more about expressive power.
Census Bureau
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on meditation, mindfulness, nutritional habits and expressive arts.
CDC
Words that sound like “expressive”
Words one sound away from expressive — 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 expressive. 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.