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How to pronounce tugboat
“tugboat” pronunciation in American, British and Australian English
Listen to tugboat in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“tugboat” in real sentences
94 clips in the index · 3 American · 3 British · 1 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Again, solid tugboat work.
Tom Scott
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on the island of Tenerife via tugboat.
Channel 4 News
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Loading up our tugboat, we pulled out of San Diego.
60 Minutes
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I could-- I could go off like a tugboat right now.
Taskmaster
Why real speech
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