How to pronounce grievous in American English
“grievous” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to grievous the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“grievous” in real sentences — American speakers
28 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Nick also suffered grievous wounds.
The Obama White House
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including attacks that have the potential to inflict grievous harm on civilians in Saudi Arabia,
State Department
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He then made another grievous performance with the assault on Mount Wash- Fort Washington, which stood
US National Archives
Words that sound like “grievous”
Words one sound away from grievous — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “grievous”
Why real speech
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