How to pronounce ref in American English
“ref” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to ref the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “ref” in: all accents · British English (92 clips)
“ref” in real sentences — American speakers
58 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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He handed the ball to the ref.
U.S. Air Force
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and enable us to ref external databases for linkage attacks professor Sweeney
FTC
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They shook so bad, we lost 30 minutes a point, in every ref.
Smithsonian Air & Space
Words that sound like “ref”
Words one sound away from ref — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
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