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How to pronounce tongues in American English
“tongues” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to tongues the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “tongues” in: all accents
“tongues” in real sentences — American speakers
33 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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the harness strap to ensure the Buckle tongues are engaged
FAA
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behavior because tamanduas frequently use their tongues to probe the environment.
CDC
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They essentially have teeth on their tongues, which they use to scrape an opening in the
NIH
Words that sound like “tongues”
Words one sound away from tongues — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “tongues”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of tongues. 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.