How to pronounce wits
Listen to wits 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.
“wits” in real sentences
201 clips in the index · 24 American · 54 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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will be at their wits’ end.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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have to have your wits about you.
Smithsonian Air & Space · hear it here
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with each other to shop in their wits.
The Royal Institution · hear it here
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The parish priest was at his wits end.
Jesuit Institute South Africa · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of wits. 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.