How to pronounce lightening
“lightening” pronunciation in American and British English
Listen to lightening 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.
Hear “lightening” in: American English (52 clips)
“lightening” in real sentences
181 clips in the index · 52 American · 3 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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lightening the burden of testing?
The Obama White House
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THERE YOU CAN SEE ONLY LIGHTENING.
NASA
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being Percy Jackson and The Lightening Thief.
Penguin Platform
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caused something that looked a lot like lightening.
Smithsonian Air & Space
Words that sound like “lightening”
Words one sound away from lightening — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “lightening”
Why real speech
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