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How to pronounce uppers

“uppers” pronunciation in American and British English

Listen to uppers 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.

“uppers” in real sentences

94 clips in the index · 4 American · 2 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. classic cycle of uppers and downers I need my uppers during the morning my caffeine and

    Andrew Huberman

  2. uppers may touch the fruit you may only hold the fruit picker uppers by their handles

    Taskmaster

  3. Businesses then were on their uppers.

    The Scottish Parliament

  4. They thought it was on its uppers, right?

    The 92nd Street Y

Words that sound like “uppers”

Words one sound away from uppers — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.

Other forms of “uppers”

Why real speech

A dictionary gives you one careful reading of uppers. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.

Nearby words

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