How to pronounce holly in American English
“holly” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to holly the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “holly” in: all accents · British English (349 clips)
“holly” in real sentences — American speakers
828 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Moon Holly McEntire agrees.
NASA
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Jonathan Sarna: Holly Springs.
National Archives
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Greg Pewett: Yes, (Holly).
Census Bureau
Words that sound like “holly”
Words one sound away from holly — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of holly. 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.