How to pronounce furtive
“furtive” pronunciation in American and British English
Listen to furtive 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.
“furtive” in real sentences
16 clips in the index · 2 American · 1 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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tongue-tied and furtive fleeing any possibility of new connections.
The School of Life
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the way so even even his like weird furtive Grins and incredible self-confidence
The Spinoff
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you are kind of furtive and you know in the shadows oh I see yeah yeah
Team Coco
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with furtive glances and we seeing some terrible things are going to happen as this audience
The 92nd Street Y
Words that sound like “furtive”
Words one sound away from furtive — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
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