How to pronounce frightening in American English
“frightening” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to frightening the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “frightening” in: all accents · British English (245 clips)
“frightening” in real sentences — American speakers
222 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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It was terribly, terribly frightening.
CDC
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that tells us frightening details.
EPA
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this is a frightening the statistics on this are are beyond frightening but we have got
NTSB
Words that sound like “frightening”
Words one sound away from frightening — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “frightening”
Why real speech
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