How to pronounce watchful in American English
“watchful” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to watchful the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “watchful” in: all accents · British English (28 clips)
“watchful” in real sentences — American speakers
67 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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But my own judgment is this is a period of watchful thinking, not watchful waiting.
Federal Reserve
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to be watchful, sometimes we have to be vigilant.
Dept of Justice
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And there's also like watchful eyes on you.
GAO
Words that sound like “watchful”
Words one sound away from watchful — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
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