How to pronounce slightly
Listen to slightly in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
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“slightly” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 1000 American · 1000 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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Slightly—sorry about my throat—slightly more fuel.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 3:24 · hear it here
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facepiece collapses slightly.
Dept of Labor · watch from 3:49 · hear it here
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slightly different aspect.
NSF · watch from 39:49 · hear it here
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something slightly different.
UK Parliament · watch from 2:55 · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of slightly. 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.