Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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aspiration | Yes | No | No | No |
aspirate | Yes | No | Yes | No |
aspiration (noun) | aspirate (noun) |
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the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing | a consonant pronounced with aspiration |
a will to succeed | a speech sound having as an obvious concomitant an audible puff of breath, as initial stop consonants or initial h -sounds. |
a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath | |
a cherished desire |
aspiration (verb) | aspirate (verb) |
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inhale (air, water, etc.) | |
pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds | |
remove by suction |