How to pronounce humbug
“humbug” pronunciation in American English
Listen to humbug 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.
“humbug” in real sentences
13 clips in the index · 2 American. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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entirely, deeming it, and I quote, “a costly humbug and a sham.” (Laughter.)
State Department
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tons of sentiment I have wasted on that unprincipled humbug in my ignorance I shall th
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the 1800s there was a sweet maker known as humbug Billy um he sent his assistant
The Royal Institution
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of doodle and I forgot about humbug it's okay I said people so yeah so sorry
The Diary Of A CEO
Words that sound like “humbug”
Words one sound away from humbug — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
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