How to pronounce nigh
Listen to nigh 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.
“nigh” in real sentences
164 clips in the index · 60 American · 48 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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ground nigh near impossible.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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behold his return draws nigh
Avoid Hell · hear it here
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I got the it's at Queen out last time and all for nigh man for nigh
DotoDoya · hear it here
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the war is nigh on 39th Claim Avenue.
ABC News In-depth · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of nigh. 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.