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How to pronounce “tun”

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Pronunciation guide for tun

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of tun with real speech in context.
Available examples: 5 YouTube examples
Real speech example: The Science of WhiskeySo I really, really appreciate the opportunity to come in and
Definition summary: A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask. (See a diagram comparing cask sizes.)

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The Science of Whiskey

So I really, really appreciate the opportunity to come in and

[Noun]
A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask. (See a diagram comparing cask sizes.)
(brewing) A fermenting vat.
(historical) A traditional unit of liquid measure (from the volume of such a cask) equal to 252 wine gallons or 2 pipes.
Synonym of long ton: a unit of mass equal to 2240 pounds, 20 hundredweights of 112 pounds avoirdupois each.
(figurative) Synonym of ton: any extremely or excessively large amount.
(archaic, humorous or derogatory) Synonym of drunkard: a person who drinks excessively.
Any shell belonging to Tonna and allied genera.
The cryptobiotic state of a tardigrade, when its metabolism is temporarily suspended.
(obsolete, Oxford University, Pembroke College) A small silver cup holding half a pint, sometimes having a whistle in the handle that could not be blown until the cup was empty.
(dialectal, UK) a chimney.
[Verb]
(transitive) To put into tuns, or casks.