How to pronounce modestly in American English
“modestly” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to modestly the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “modestly” in: all accents · British English (35 clips)
“modestly” in real sentences — American speakers
283 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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policy is modestly restrictive.
Federal Reserve
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modestly the costs of those programs.
The Obama White House
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it's falling modestly over time.
Census Bureau
Words that sound like “modestly”
Words one sound away from modestly — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “modestly”
Why real speech
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