How to pronounce refrain
Listen to refrain 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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“refrain” in real sentences
481 clips in the index · 172 American · 139 British · 6 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Refrain from conversation.
British Library · hear it here
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Please refrain from commenting.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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refrain from using profanity.
US Fish & Wildlife Service · hear it here
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refrain from commenting on that.
State Department · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of refrain. 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.