How to pronounce obscene in American English
“obscene” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to obscene the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “obscene” in: all accents · British English (80 clips)
“obscene” in real sentences — American speakers
53 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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AUDIENCE MEMBER: You are obscene.
State Department
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"the obscene ape of Illinois," and, my favorite -- a "facetious pettifogger."
The Obama White House
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book stores that were being prosecuted under mainly local ordinances for distributing obscene materials
Dept of Justice
Words that sound like “obscene”
Words one sound away from obscene — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “obscene”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of obscene. 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.