How to pronounce“ordeal”in English
it to her. And now, all of the sudden, the coin turned because, Theresa, wasn't she the one, who her sins had caused the man to die, caused Sickles to go through this terrible
ordeal, caused New York one of their congressmen for a large part of 1859. And all of the sudden, I think, you know, Sickles or Tammany Hall, or the folks at the district realized, you
know, if you take the people who are now, have the audacity of forgiving his wife. The people who still never got over the fact that he killed a man, and then, those who just
All Video Occurrences for “ordeal” (50)
Click any clip to jumpListen to native speakers pronounce “ordeal” in real conversational contexts with synchronized timestamps and subtitles.
Definitions of “ordeal”
A trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test (such as ducking in water), divine authority deciding the guilt of the accused.
“trial by ordeal”
A painful or trying experience.
““And do you realize that in a few shakes I've got to show up at dinner and have Mrs Cream being very, very kind to me? It hurts the pride of the Woosters, Jeeves.” “My advice, sir, would be to fortify yourself for the ordeal.” “How?” “There are always cocktails, sir. Should I pour you another?” “You should.””