How to pronounce makeup
Listen to makeup 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.
“makeup” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 233 American · 167 British · 21 Australian · 5 New Zealand. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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with makeup and lipstick.
60 Minutes Australia · hear it here
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Things melt. Makeup melts.
The Diary Of A CEO · hear it here
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Because wrinkles and makeup.
The 92nd Street Y · hear it here
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doing makeup videos, whatever.
The Atlantic · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of makeup. 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.