How to pronounce strings in British English
“strings” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to strings the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “strings” in: all accents · American English (267 clips)
“strings” in real sentences — British speakers
132 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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to hold the purse strings.
The Scottish Parliament
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because they would hold the purse strings.
UK Parliament
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tensions between devolved and reserved, with Westminster holding the purse strings.
The Scottish Parliament
Words that sound like “strings”
Words one sound away from strings — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “strings”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of strings. 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.