How to pronounce torn in American English
“torn” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to torn the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “torn” in: all accents · British English (232 clips)
“torn” in real sentences — American speakers
504 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Everything’s completely torn apart.
FEMA
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the buildings that are torn down.
The Obama White House
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person, even if kids are being torn to pieces?
State Department
Words that sound like “torn”
Words one sound away from torn — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
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