How to pronounce knife
Listen to knife 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.
“knife” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 163 American · 745 British · 20 Australian · 4 New Zealand. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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still clasping a knife. Certainly, she was carrying a knife, but
60 Minutes Australia · hear it here
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you better use that nice sharp knife. Use use the sharp knife.
The Royal Institution · hear it here
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perpetrates of knife crime.
Channel 4 News · hear it here
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appropriate, a knife amnesty.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of knife. 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.