How to pronounce wasteful in American English
“wasteful” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to wasteful the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“wasteful” in real sentences — American speakers
175 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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ending wasteful programs.
The Obama White House
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them is kind of wasteful.
NSF
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ways with things that were wasteful programs.
State Department
Words that sound like “wasteful”
Words one sound away from wasteful — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
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