How to pronounce gist
Listen to gist 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.
“gist” in real sentences
375 clips in the index · 75 American · 99 British · 8 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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>> Yeah, we got the gist.
British Library · hear it here
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uh see its precise uh gist.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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basically the gist of what it said um but it's also the G gist of my
The Diary Of A CEO · hear it here
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wrong, but the the gist is right.
Intelligence Squared · hear it here
Why real speech
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