How to pronounce kicks in American English
“kicks” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to kicks the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “kicks” in: all accents · British English (161 clips)
“kicks” in real sentences — American speakers
287 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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therefore sequestration kicks in.
U.S. Air Force
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>> um Well, training kicks in.
U.S. Army
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to ensure that coverage kicks in.
The Obama White House
Words that sound like “kicks”
Words one sound away from kicks — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “kicks”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of kicks. 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.