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How to pronounce quips

“quips” pronunciation in British and American English

Listen to quips 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.

“quips” in real sentences

112 clips in the index · 2 American · 3 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. >> Burnham laughed away the quips.

    Channel 4 News

  2. These are all good quips.

    Team Coco

  3. pediatric audiology services by the the eye quips the IDI quips the improving quality and psychological

    UK Parliament

  4. ...he quips, and nobody laughs at him.

    Tom Scott

Words that sound like “quips”

Words one sound away from quips — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.

Why real speech

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