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# How to pronounce "recule" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/ɹɪˈkjuːl/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **re·cu·le**
- **Parts of Speech**: verb
- **VERB**: To recoil or retreat; to draw back.
  - *Example*: "The Flemmynges began to be abasshed and to be discomfyted, and began to recule backe, and to fall one upon another."

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (1 Video Clips)

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

### Example 1
> "They kind of-- if they're going to jump, they lean back before they jump. In French, for those who speak French, there is a term called reculer pour mieux sauter, which literally means, lean back in order to jump higher. And it's really what modern science has demonstrated, which is the need for recovery time, they need for renewal."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 7:05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XFQQdHvObI&t=425s)


## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "recule" correctly?
"recule" is pronounced `/ɹɪˈkjuːl/`. Syllable breakdown: **re·cu·le**.

### What does "recule" mean in context?
To recoil or retreat; to draw back.

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