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# How to pronounce "waters down" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/wætɛrsdɒwn/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **wa·ter·sdown**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (7 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "waters down" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "-What's that? -Coming up with new ideas. Because I think it really waters down your conviction substantially."
- **Watch at 35:02**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i59F7FALuU&t=2102s)

### Example 2
*Accent: AUS*
> "pelicans that have followed the flood waters down establish a breeding colony on an island at the southern end"
- **Watch at 32:52**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9Ni5yufO0c&t=1972s)

### Example 3
> "this is a lab that attracts the heaviest metal Metallica The Pixies Arcade Fire was here my friend Roger Waters down here along the bottom Muse was here yeah obviously all of the rock stars want to"
- **Watch at 0:05**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MkfMGzMcf8&t=5s)

### Example 4
> "a new draft agreement at the UN climate conference in Dubai Waters down possible action on limiting global warming the text ises not directly mentioned phasing out fossil fuels for example and that appears to be the main stumbling block the draft calls instead for reducing consumption of fossil fuels a climate"
- **Watch at 0:00**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Q0qtagzHnI&t=0s)

### Example 5
> "That makes sense. Now Carl, you're currently in Abu Dhabi attending this major oil summit. One comment that stood out to me came from the Qatari energy minister who threatened to stop selling LG liqufied natural gas to Europe unless it either waters down or scraps its environmental regulation known as CS D. Not the katiest. Um but how serious is that threat?"
- **Watch at 15:09**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBajMlUHIQ0&t=909s)

### Example 6
> "which might sound bizarre when you're trapped in a cave it is really important to keep people focused and to have a team work that can also really help build up resilience and hope and that's if they can wait the authorities are attempting to pump out the cave system now to keep the waters down and the boys safe but more rain could make that impossible being in a cave in Thailand"
- **Watch at 2:48**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD9MdGONxfg&t=168s)

### Example 7
*Accent: US*
> "because the maps were poor and this was hydro- hydrographic maps they were doing. They're charting the waters down there. Why? Because there was two two"
- **Watch at 32:36**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_NQAA89H78&t=1956s)


## How to Pronounce "waters down"

- **Syllables**: wa · ter · sdown
- **IPA**: `/wætɛrsdɒwn/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Pronunciations

[waters](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/waters), [down](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/down)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “waters down”?
“waters down” is pronounced /wætɛrsdɒwn/ (wa · ter · sdown). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “waters down”?
“waters down” has 3 syllables: wa · ter · sdown.

### How can I hear “waters down” used in real sentences?
This page has 7 real-world video examples of “waters down” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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