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How to pronounce ugly in American English
“ugly” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to ugly the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “ugly” in: all accents · British English (127 clips)
“ugly” in real sentences — American speakers
355 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Yeah, really ugly wallpaper.
National Archives
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WE TAKE THESE UGLY IMAGES.
NASA
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And then, like I said, process addictions, those things reared their ugly, ugly heads and then
NIH
Words that sound like “ugly”
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Why real speech
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