vowels

Letters of the alphabet that generally stand for sounds made with an open or partially open mouth: A, E, I, O, U, and sometimes Y (as in style). (Compare consonants.)

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You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?

To cook in water that begins cold and then reaches a boil.

To stew in a sauce for a long time.

To cook in water, just below boiling temperature.

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Words nearby vowels

vowel gradation, vowel harmony, vowelize, vowel mutation, vowel point, vowels, vowel system, VOX, vox angelica, vox barbara, voxel

Example sentences from the Web for vowels

Remember your consonants are of as great value as your vowels.
What Every Singer Should Know|Millie Ryan
The sound of ea is either made up of the sounds of both the vowels, or like that of one of them.
Elements of Gaelic Grammar|Alexander Stewart
Note that the union of vowels in separate words is called synalepha, while the union of vowels within a word is called syneresis.
Modern Spanish Lyrics|Various
The whole time of trial is in the recitation of the vowels and also in the recitation of the figures.
Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein|Gertrude Stein

The proper use of the lips will aid greatly in focusing the vowels.
Resonance in Singing and Speaking|Thomas Fillebrown

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