How to pronounce wholly in American English
“wholly” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to wholly the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “wholly” in: all accents · British English (1,000+ clips)
“wholly” in real sentences — American speakers
374 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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It would be wholly inappropriate.
The Obama White House
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be wholly new to you it might be wholly new to the human race but regardless
Smithsonian Air & Space
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NEW, IT MIGHT BE WHOLLY NEW TO US AND WHOLLY NEW TO THE HUMAN RACE, BUT
NASA
Words that sound like “wholly”
Words one sound away from wholly — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of wholly. 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.