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How to pronounce hurts in American English

“hurts” pronunciation by American speakers

Listen to hurts the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.

“hurts” in real sentences — American speakers

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  1. This is conduct that hurts American businesses, hurts American jobs, hurts American consumers.

    Dept of Justice

  2. Unequal pay is personal to women, it hurts us, it hurts our families, and it hurts

    The Obama White House

  3. Yeah, it hurts as much as it looks like it hurts.

    Smithsonian Air & Space

Words that sound like “hurts”

Words one sound away from hurts — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.

Other forms of “hurts”

Why real speech

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