How to pronounce punishes
Listen to punishes 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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“punishes” in real sentences
138 clips in the index · 18 American · 50 British · 1 New Zealand. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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It punishes poorer households.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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away it punishes high-growth businesses.
ABC News In-depth · hear it here
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my grandmother takes him away and punishes him.
The Moth · hear it here
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support a deal that punishes the United States.
Penguin Books UK · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of punishes. 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.