How to pronounce shut in American English
“shut” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to shut the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“shut” in real sentences — American speakers
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to shut them up or shut them down.
State Department
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government will shut down.
The Obama White House
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shut it down, he shut it down. And they made me last because I
Dept of Justice
Words that sound like “shut”
Words one sound away from shut — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “shut”
Why real speech
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