How to pronounce swung in British English
“swung” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to swung the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “swung” in: all accents · American English (134 clips)
“swung” in real sentences — British speakers
27 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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The balance of power between the houses swung firmly towards the Commons.
UK Parliament
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In my community, the third sector immediately swung into action and the actual physical community was
The Scottish Parliament
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Hence the reason why the Murdoch newspapers have swung behind and supporting the SNP in Scotland.
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “swung”
Words one sound away from swung — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of swung. 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.