How to pronounce ratchet

Listen to ratchet 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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“ratchet” in real sentences

218 clips in the index · 50 American · 49 British · 1 New Zealand. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. Oh, well now now the ratchet the ratchet has closed and you owe us a duty

    The Atlantic · hear it here

  2. Well, not ratchet, that wee cogwheel.

    The Royal Institution · hear it here

  3. our rhetoric, to ratchet up tensions.

    State Department · hear it here

  4. and when we take those steps whether to ratchet up a ratchet down we're swapping stories

    Zachary Baiel · hear it here

Why real speech

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