How do native English speakers say "butter"?

Native speakers reduce "butter" to "budder" ([ˈbʌɾɚ]) in natural speech. A pale yellow edible fatty substance made by churning cream and used as a spread or in cooking.

butter → budder | Flapping

Q: What is the connected speech form of "butter"?

"butter" becomes "budder" — a flapping pattern. When the 't' sound is between two vowel sounds, like in 'butter', it often softens into a quick 'd' sound, known as a flap.

butter → budder [ˈbʌɾɚ] Flapping

A pale yellow edible fatty substance made by churning cream and used as a spread or in cooking.

When the 't' sound is between two vowel sounds, like in 'butter', it often softens into a quick 'd' sound, known as a flap.

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butter → budder

[ˈbʌɾɚ]

A pale yellow edible fatty substance made by churning cream and used as a spread or in cooking.

When the 't' sound is between two vowel sounds, like in 'butter', it often softens into a quick 'd' sound, known as a flap.

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Example 1

Could you pass the butter, please?

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Example 2

I like toast with butter and jam.

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Example 3

The recipe calls for a stick of butter.

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Example 4

You want some budder on that muffin?

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Example 5

Need more budder for these pancakes.

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butter → budder