How to pronounce lighten
Listen to lighten 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.
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“lighten” in real sentences
125 clips in the index · 26 American · 17 British · 1 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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- To lighten it up-- to lighten up things just a little bit.
Smithsonian Air & Space · hear it here
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and reduce that burden to try and lighten try and lighten the load for that individual
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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dwell can redeem and lighten us.
The School of Life · hear it here
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Oh just to lighten things up.
The 92nd Street Y · hear it here
Why real speech
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