How do native speakers pronounce "while" in English?

In natural English speech, "while" appears in contexts such as: "lot better if I stayed here for a while". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

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How to pronounce“while”in English

IPA/ʍaɪl/

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Definitions of “while”

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noun

An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.

“He lectured for quite a long while.”

Synonyms:spell space throw

noun

An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.

Synonyms:spell space throw

conjunction

During the same time that.

“He was sleeping while I was singing.”

Synonyms:whilst

conjunction

Although.

“This case, while interesting, is a bit frustrating.”

Synonyms:as much as

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