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How to pronounce “reticent”
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Pronunciation guide for reticent
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of reticent with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Behind the lies of Holocaust denial
This was not a man who seemed at all ashamed or reticent
- Definition summary
- Unwilling to communicate; keeping one's thoughts and opinions to oneself; reserved or restrained.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce reticent
Behind the lies of Holocaust denial

This was not a man who seemed at all ashamed or reticent
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “reticent”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Unwilling to communicate; keeping one's thoughts and opinions to oneself; reserved or restrained.
- (proscribed) Hesitant or not wanting to take some action; reluctant (usually followed by a verb in the infinitive).
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