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# How to pronounce "hightails it" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/hæɪghtɪlsɪt/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **hig·htail·sit**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (4 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "hightails it" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "Now, remembering that her first husband once got caught in a thunderstorm and that's what cleared the way for her second husband, she drops the half full basket of wheat and hightails it back to her cave. And when the weather clears up, she goes back to gathering wheat and comes upon the basket she left in the rain."
- **Watch at 5:19**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpyuE0gMB8M&t=319s)

### Example 2
> "is known-- all right, here we go-- hightails it across what we know as the Indian Ocean."
- **Watch at 6:30**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORSDGg3hTao&t=390s)

### Example 3
> "And at about 88 million years, pay close attention, because that's when India actually separates from Madagascar and hightails it across what"
- **Watch at 6:20**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORSDGg3hTao&t=380s)

### Example 4
*Accent: US*
> "But when the water quality gets too poor, especially if there's too much hydrogen sulfide, the killifish hightails it out of there and spends up to two months living on land."
- **Watch at 2:08**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aihL8NAwb70&t=128s)


## How to Pronounce "hightails it"

- **Syllables**: hig · htail · sit
- **IPA**: `/hæɪghtɪlsɪt/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Pronunciations

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

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “hightails it”?
“hightails it” is pronounced /hæɪghtɪlsɪt/ (hig · htail · sit). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “hightails it”?
“hightails it” has 3 syllables: hig · htail · sit.

### How can I hear “hightails it” used in real sentences?
This page has 4 real-world video examples of “hightails it” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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