How to pronounce painfully in American English
“painfully” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to painfully the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“painfully” in real sentences — American speakers
126 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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this is painfully obvious."
The Obama White House
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It has been painfully slow.
State Department
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It’s super detailed, maybe painfully so.
Dept of Justice
Words that sound like “painfully”
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Why real speech
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