How to pronounce heightened in British English
“heightened” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to heightened the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“heightened” in real sentences — British speakers
266 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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wildfire is is heightened.
The Scottish Parliament
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We have a heightened level of interest.
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “heightened”
Words one sound away from heightened — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “heightened”
Why real speech
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