How to pronounce swum
“swum” pronunciation in American and British English
Listen to swum 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.
“swum” 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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I've swum here all my life.
Channel 4 News
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was swimming faster than I have ever swum before.
ABC News In-depth
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there having not done it before, and we've swum.
The Obama White House
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has just swum over the top of me underwater they look like a hot water cylinder
The Moth
Words that sound like “swum”
Words one sound away from swum — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
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