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How to pronounce “instinct”
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Pronunciation guide for instinct
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of instinct with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The Signal and the Noise
It kind of cuts against the newsroom's first instinct.
- Definition summary
- A natural or inherent impulse or behaviour.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce instinct
The Signal and the Noise

It kind of cuts against the newsroom's first instinct.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “instinct”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- A natural or inherent impulse or behaviour.
- An intuitive reaction not based on rational conscious thought.
- [Adjective]
- (archaic) Imbued, charged (with something).
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