How to pronounce longing in American English
“longing” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to longing the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“longing” in real sentences — American speakers
77 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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I've been longing for a connection to our past
US Forest Service
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The message is that the whole world is longing for freedom.
State Department
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Where your last touch destined for America is my first touch longing for home.
The Obama White House
Words that sound like “longing”
Words one sound away from longing — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “longing”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of longing. 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.