vowels

Cultural  

1. 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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Example Sentences

To go American, Mielewska said it's all about getting the Rs and the vowels right.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

With her original, breathy way of speaking, stressing odd syllables and stretching random vowels to the breaking point, her mad fashions and family of wigs, Moira is a sketch character with depth.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

Its opening poem, “Digging,” feels earthbound with its low-pitched vowels: “Between my finger and my thumb / The squat pen rests; snug as a gun.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

A new version of the image was posted on Tuesday with one user joking that reinstating the vowels was responsible for the firm's share price rising.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2025

Voices with the pulled vowels and cut lilt of my father.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline