How to pronounce refusal in American English
“refusal” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to refusal the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “refusal” in: all accents · British English (488 clips)
“refusal” in real sentences — American speakers
480 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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refusal conversion calls.
Census Bureau
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And you should not read one way or the other my refusal – my refusal to
State Department
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to even engage on them, a refusal to even engage on Gitmo, a refusal to engage
The Obama White House
Words that sound like “refusal”
Words one sound away from refusal — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of refusal. 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.