How to pronounce sinking in British English
“sinking” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to sinking the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “sinking” in: all accents · American English (299 clips)
“sinking” in real sentences — British speakers
83 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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sinking ship going under.
The Scottish Parliament
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stop the ship from sinking.
The Scottish Parliament
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They are like rats deserting a sinking ship.
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “sinking”
Words one sound away from sinking — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “sinking”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of sinking. 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.