How to pronounce smarting
“smarting” pronunciation in American and British English
Listen to smarting in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“smarting” in real sentences
12 clips in the index · 1 American · 1 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Both today, somehow smarting.
Channel 4 News
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Caroline was smarting and livid at having been recently described as something between a
UK Parliament
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smarting from our contact with them we need to strike always when the iron is cold
The School of Life
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hot um but I think the agency also um was is kind of smarting under the
R Street Institute
Words that sound like “smarting”
Words one sound away from smarting — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “smarting”
Why real speech
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