How to pronounce stings
Listen to stings 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.
“stings” in real sentences
75 clips in the index · 9 American · 6 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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you know it's still it still stings you know it it stings from that standpoint so
jcmiamiheat4 · hear it here
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That kind of criticism stings the judge.
60 Minutes · hear it here
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um did some experiments working with stings.
The Royal Society · hear it here
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often using plain clothes close officers and undercover stings.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of stings. 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.