How to pronounce sinking in American English
“sinking” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to sinking the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “sinking” in: all accents · British English (83 clips)
“sinking” in real sentences — American speakers
299 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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sinking into soft terrain.
FAA
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survive damage and sinking.
NTSB
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in sinking an enemy ship.
National Archives
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
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