How to pronounce tortured in British English
“tortured” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to tortured the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “tortured” in: all accents · American English (188 clips)
“tortured” in real sentences — British speakers
51 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Today they are tortured and raped by the Taliban.” They are tortured and raped for daring
The Scottish Parliament
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the plight of people who have been taken hostage or tortured.
The Scottish Parliament
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teenagers are tortured; and women are imprisoned for campaigning for their human rights.
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “tortured”
Words one sound away from tortured — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “tortured”
Why real speech
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