How to pronounce shortening
Listen to shortening 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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“shortening” in real sentences
246 clips in the index · 42 American · 99 British · 10 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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already working on shortening the obser shortening the timeline I I do believe that shortening the
NTSB · hear it here
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with shortening his life.
60 Minutes Australia · hear it here
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a shortening of Muhammad.
British Library · hear it here
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of shortening the poem and you're shortening it by a sixth, right?
The 92nd Street Y · hear it here
Why real speech
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