How to pronounce handkerchief

Listen to handkerchief 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.

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“handkerchief” in real sentences

95 clips in the index · 7 American · 6 British · 1 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. Bernard McGuigan, killed while waving a white handkerchief.

    Oxford Union · hear it here

  2. was a handkerchief or a shirt or what.

    Smithsonian Air & Space · hear it here

  3. writing pad, handkerchief, and a holdall with a shaving brush.

    UK Parliament · hear it here

  4. Why don't you just get a handkerchief and wipe it off?"

    Big Think · hear it here

Why real speech

A dictionary gives you one careful reading of handkerchief. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.

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