How to pronounce futile in American English
“futile” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to futile the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “futile” in: all accents · British English (31 clips)
“futile” in real sentences — American speakers
45 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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would be a futile effort anyway.
CDC
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Our goodwill gestures have been futile, futile in correcting the Iranian regime’s reckless missile activity and
State Department
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is futile because they won't let us win?"
The Obama White House
Words that sound like “futile”
Words one sound away from futile — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
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