How to pronounce longed
Listen to longed 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.
“longed” in real sentences
133 clips in the index · 25 American · 10 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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He longed to be with her.
Intelligence Squared · hear it here
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Historically, China has longed for greatness.
60 Minutes Australia · hear it here
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They longed to share their views.
TED-Ed · hear it here
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longed for a sense of belonging
openedconference · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of longed. 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.