How to pronounce silent
Listen to silent in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“silent” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 150 American · 891 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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phones are silent are on silent.
Census Bureau · watch from 0:21 · hear it here
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So, the silent infection,
CDC · watch from 122:20 · hear it here
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citizens from silent judgment.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 23:43 · hear it here
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more silent. Emily Harman.
UK Parliament · watch from 68:53 · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of silent. 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.