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# How to pronounce "blinking first" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/blɪnkɪngfɪrst/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **blin·kin·gfirst**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (2 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "blinking first" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "the scene for the really difficult negotiations on things like Iran's nuclear program. >> I mean, it almost feels, doesn't it, that both sides have just come to the conclusion that they just don't want this to carry on anymore rather than one side necessarily blinking first. Yes, look, all that confidence that we heard from President Trump at the beginning of this back at the end of February and that we still hear from"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 12:04](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8U7y2p3LzY&t=724s)

### Example 2
> "Alvarez Gruber he is in Washington cuming this Force so been it looks like we've got a standoff over who gets how much money here so who is going to Blink first is this going to be a matter of either the Democrats or the Republicans blinking first well definitely seeing a standoff and while we can be sure that there will be a showdown on the Senate and in the house we can't be so sure on who will blink first but what we can see is the Republicans have been quite successful"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 0:49](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrTjV1HWmMU&t=49s)


## Related Words & Synonyms

- **Nearby Vocabulary**: [blinking](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/blinking), [first](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/first)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "blinking first" correctly?
"blinking first" is pronounced `/blɪnkɪngfɪrst/`. Syllable breakdown: **blin·kin·gfirst**.

### What does "blinking first" mean in context?
Refer to real speech examples in the video clips above to observe how native speakers use "blinking first" in daily English.

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