How to pronounce strains in British English
“strains” pronunciation by British speakers
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“strains” in real sentences — British speakers
139 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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four different strains of meningitis.
UK Parliament
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Schools and local government also face strains.
The Scottish Parliament
Words that sound like “strains”
Words one sound away from strains — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “strains”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of strains. 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.