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# How to pronounce "assails" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/ɪssɪls/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **as·sails**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (3 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "assails" in real conversation:

### Example 1
*Accent: US*
> "volunteer please visit librivox. org this reading by Stuart Wills Mobi dick by Basha assails him and chases him away High Times indeed if unprincipled young"
- **Watch at 455:23**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pqbbS8lt_c&t=27323s)

### Example 2
> "which is ice, which is three tons tight, ready to explode, ready to swallow me. An inner howl assails me, the wild longing to flee. But it is too late."
- **Watch at 9:39**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3zZVQPaKKQ&t=579s)

### Example 3
*Accent: US*
> "world which else assails them such a one my prince hath wisdom's"
- **Watch at 26:46**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WoG5G2Eal8&t=1606s)


## How to Pronounce "assails"

- **Syllables**: as · sails
- **IPA**: `/ɪssɪls/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Words

### Word Forms
[assail](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/assail)

### Related Terms
[reassails](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/reassails), [reassail](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/reassail)


## Related Pronunciations

[asail](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/asail)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “assails”?
“assails” is pronounced /ɪssɪls/ (as · sails). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “assails”?
“assails” has 2 syllables: as · sails.

### What does “assails” mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of assail

### How can I hear “assails” used in real sentences?
This page has 3 real-world video examples of “assails” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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