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How to pronounce swirls in American English
“swirls” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to swirls the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“swirls” in real sentences — American speakers
29 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Miles O’Brien: See those swirls?
NSF
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this side I decorated with swirls so it would be nice and bright.
Smithsonian Air & Space
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housing, childcare, all this swirls together when you're looking into data like this.
Census Bureau
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Why real speech
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