How to pronounce holds in American English
“holds” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to holds the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“holds” in real sentences — American speakers
1,000+ clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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>> So, Barbie still holds holds Right.
Smithsonian Air & Space
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anything that holds women back holds back the entire country.
The Obama White House
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the pacific guidance holds.
US Fish & Wildlife Service
Words that sound like “holds”
Words one sound away from holds — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “holds”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of holds. 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.