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How to pronounce whilst in American English

“whilst” pronunciation by American speakers

Listen to whilst the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.

“whilst” in real sentences — American speakers

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  1. about how to work safely whilst fatigued.

    CDC

  2. whilst at the same time nurturing a healthy planet?

    GAO

  3. And whilst our people were teaching his kind of music.

    Voice of America

Why real speech

A dictionary gives you one careful reading of whilst. 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.

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