How to pronounce ivory in British English
“ivory” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to ivory the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“ivory” in real sentences — British speakers
58 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Pupil: ...illegally smuggled the ivory into countries...
UK Parliament
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if the ivory tower culture of SQA management transfers over.
The Scottish Parliament
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be ivory towers that impose legislation that is difficult to change.
The Scottish Parliament
Words that sound like “ivory”
Words one sound away from ivory — 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 ivory. 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.