How to pronounce toughen in American English
“toughen” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to toughen the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “toughen” in: all accents · British English (31 clips)
“toughen” in real sentences — American speakers
24 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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I wonder if he still thinks that Washington needs to toughen up.
The Obama White House
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Um so I think there are all sorts of tools the agency has to toughen up
FTC
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toughen up but the fact is because we know what Hamas is we know that the
Voice of America
Words that sound like “toughen”
Words one sound away from toughen — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
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