vowels

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.)

Example Sentences

“The way he finishes notes, the way he slurs into notes, the way vowels sound, the choices of sounds he uses in the lyrics he writes—it’s just clever,” he said.

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Her delivery tends toward the soft and musical, and that she is wearing her own accent, which, to a Californian’s ear, plays charming variations on vowels, is all to the good.

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But the kids, with the exception of some open vowels here and there, sounded like pretty generic young Americans.

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“I also make audio files on Dropbox for each of them where I teach them their parts, such as how to get the notes and make the vowels.”

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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.

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