How to pronounce lion
Listen to lion 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.
“lion” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 167 American · 119 British · 25 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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little lion, a miniature lion.
The Moth · hear it here
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symbolized as a lion you know lion of God.
British Library · hear it here
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lion or what you you hear from a lion.
British Library · hear it here
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you know, differentiating differentiating between rising lion, roaring lion or screaming lion, but they'll know that
Channel 4 News · hear it here
Why real speech
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