How to pronounce rapacious
Listen to rapacious 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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“rapacious” in real sentences
52 clips in the index · 4 American · 6 British · 1 New Zealand. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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It was indeed the rapacious corporate you describe.
British Library · hear it here
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However, their reputation for rapacious pack hunting is misinformed.
TED-Ed · hear it here
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It's a rapacious, violent place if you don't.
The Diary Of A CEO · hear it here
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housing and its replacement by a rapacious, exploitative private rented sector.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of rapacious. 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.