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How to pronounce “king”

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Pronunciation guide for king

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of king with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Pride Q&A: Queer and AsianTAM NGUYEN: So Chef Melissa King is
Definition summary: A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation.

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Pride Q&A: Queer and Asian

TAM NGUYEN: So Chef Melissa King is

[Noun]
A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation.
The monarch with the most power and authority in a monarchy, regardless of sex.
A powerful or majorly influential person; someone who holds the preeminent position.
(countable or uncountable) Something that has a preeminent position.
A component of certain games.
(UK, slang) A king skin.
A male dragonfly; a drake.
A king-sized bed.
(graph theory) A vertex in a directed graph which can reach every other vertex via a path with a length of at most 2.
[Verb]
To crown king, to make (a person) king.
To rule over as king.
To perform the duties of a king.
To assume or pretend preeminence (over); to lord it over.
To promote a piece of draughts/checkers that has traversed the board to the opposite side, that piece subsequently being permitted to move backwards as well as forwards.
To dress and perform as a drag king.