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How to pronounce silicone in American English
“silicone” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to silicone the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“silicone” in real sentences — American speakers
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Some people use a silicone needle.
NIST
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Can we replace cartilage with, say, silicone implants and.
NSF
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then in San Jose, in Silicone Valley, you have this tremendous innovation.
The Obama White House
Words that sound like “silicone”
Words one sound away from silicone — 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 silicone. 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.