How to pronounce punished in American English
“punished” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to punished the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“punished” in real sentences — American speakers
296 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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was not really punished for-- adequately punished for the risk that it took.
Federal Reserve
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of the offenders are punished.
The Obama White House
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So in one state, a crime might be punished very severely; in another state, punished very
State Department
Words that sound like “punished”
Words one sound away from punished — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “punished”
Why real speech
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