How to pronounce idle in British English
“idle” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to idle the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “idle” in: all accents · American English (249 clips)
“idle” in real sentences — British speakers
49 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Let us also not pretend that the Government has been idle.
The Scottish Parliament
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At the same time, thousands of planes and pilots are sitting idle.
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “idle”
Words one sound away from idle — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “idle”
Why real speech
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