How to pronounce liven
“liven” pronunciation in American and British English
Listen to liven 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.
“liven” in real sentences
86 clips in the index · 5 American · 2 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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question and liven the chamber up.
The Scottish Parliament
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Uh how can I liven it up?
British Library
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The Press: That would liven things up.
The Obama White House
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This is going to liven up your sandwich.
First We Feast
Words that sound like “liven”
Words one sound away from liven — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of liven. 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.