Example Sentences
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Syllables are rhythmically tapped out as the words appear, projected on the set, while waiting-room Muzak plays — softly, infuriatingly — in the background.
From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2019
Spell Syllables Word Origin adverb 1. in a big way; greatly: Their gifts made the children smile bigly.
From New York Times • Nov. 14, 2017
Syllables merge into one and consonants are dispensed with entirely, so the word “centre” becomes “sinner”.
From The Guardian • Jun. 14, 2017
Syllables sputter and stretch, zooming from one ear to the other, slowly reforming before deforming again.
From The Guardian • Oct. 26, 2016
In like manner; whenever the Letter S happens to be between two Vowels in Words of three Syllables, accented on the first, one of the Vowels may be cut off; as Pris'ner, Bus'ness, &c.
From The Art of English Poetry (1708) by Bysshe, Edward
