Word Meaning

Meaning of "aspirated" and the crossword clue

- To pronounce with a breathing, an aspirate, or an h sound; as, we aspirate the words horse and house; to aspirate a vowel or a liquid consonant.
- A sound consisting of, or characterized by, a breath like the sound of h; the breathing h or a character representing such a sound; an aspirated sound.
- A mark of aspiration (/) used in Greek; the asper, or rough breathing.
- An elementary sound produced by the breath alone; a surd, or nonvocal consonant; as, f, th in thin, etc.
- Alt. of Aspirated
- of Aspirate
- Pronounced with the h sound or with audible breath.