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How to pronounce gulf in British English

“gulf” pronunciation by British speakers

Listen to gulf the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.

“gulf” in real sentences — British speakers

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  1. the system that brings us the Gulf Stream and the the heat in the Gulf Stream

    The Scottish Parliament

  2. gulf cross which no-one passes."

    UK Parliament

  3. the massive gulf between rhetoric and reality.

    The Scottish Parliament

Words that sound like “gulf”

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