barred i

American  

noun

Phonetics.

1. a high central vowel with phonetic quality approximating that of the vowels in pit, put, putt, or pet, and considered by most phonologists as a phonetic variant of one of these vowels, depending on the context, but by some as an autonomous phoneme in some varieties of English.

2. the phonetic symbol ɨ.

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Example Sentences

“The beautiful thing about CNN is: No holds barred, I can say whatever I want to say and however I want to say it. They’ve been very good folks to work with.”

From Washington Post

"No! freckles are barred," I added.

From Project Gutenberg

You’re barred,” I told him triumphantly.

From Project Gutenberg

Note how it is joined to the shank—whether it starts from the line or high up; whether the shoulder is rounded or angular, whether the foot touches the line or remains above it; whether the shank is looped or barred. i.—This is an important letter because of the dot, which is made mechanically.

From Project Gutenberg

Even when I found the avenue-gate locked and barred I did not repent.

From Project Gutenberg