How to pronounce provocation
Listen to provocation 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.
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“provocation” in real sentences
375 clips in the index · 46 American · 47 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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from military provocation.
State Department · hear it here
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provocation is happening.
The 92nd Street Y · hear it here
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by such meagre provocation.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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sort of provocation really.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of provocation. 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.