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How to pronounce mean in English

Mean
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Examples from movies with Mean

I mean, I'm not sure how much more mileage I can get out of continuing to submit it.
Sideways - Miles Makes a Scene
I mean, you wouldn't want to set up housekeeping in a padded cell.
Arsenic and Old Lace - Insanity Runs in My Family
And that'll mean the last of the Roosevelts in the White House.
Arsenic and Old Lace - Insanity Runs in My Family
- You mean, my tits are bothering you. - Oh, come on.
The Banger Sisters - Breasts at the DMV
And I mean drank, you know, like famished water buffaloes.
Capote - Charming the Deweys
- What a nasty thing to say. - I don't know. He didn't... he didn't mean it nasty.
Bull Durham - Annie Seduces Nuke
You mean, we get to be best friends for real?
Ted - A Young Boy's Wish
I'm sorry, Mr. Bennett, I didn't mean to scare anybody.
Ted - A Young Boy's Wish
I know that look. What does that look mean?
Casino - Lester Diamond
I mean, he had me, Nicky Santoro, his best friend, watching his ass
Casino - A Hell of a Handicapper
I mean, you gotta have the hole already dug
Casino - A Hell of a Handicapper
You're sick. I really mean that you are sick.
Revolutionary Road - You're Sick!
- Speed bump, what... what does that mean? - It's nothing. It's just a little snag.
Iron Man - Is It Safe?
- What do you mean, "Operation"? - It's just a game, never mind.
Iron Man - Is It Safe?
- You know what I mean. - No.
Bridesmaids - Pity Party

Audio pronunciation of Mean

American pronunciation

Mean pronounced by Ivy (child, girl)
Mean pronounced by Joanna (female)
Mean pronounced by Kendra (female)
Mean pronounced by Kimberly (female)
Mean pronounced by Salli (female)
Mean pronounced by Joey (male)
Mean pronounced by Justin (child, boy)
Mean pronounced by Matthew (male)

British pronunciation

Mean pronounced by Amy (female)
Mean pronounced by Emma (female)
Mean pronounced by Brian (male)