consonant

Now he seems to regret it—though he still hasn’t apologized directly or acknowledged that he was wrong, and is pretending that what he said earlier is consonant with what he’s saying now.

From Slate ● Dec. 30, 2025

These consonant clusters comprise multiple letters when written out in the Roman alphabet, but are one letter in the Yautja alphabet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2025

But Mr. Haas’s work is much easier on the ear than most Stockhausen—more consonant and not especially taken up with chromaticism.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025

For example, the consonant "da," which is produced by touching the tongue to the hard palate behind the teeth, is needed to produce the word dog.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 1, 2024

“Nor are Duncan and Donalbain, who also share an initial and, for that matter, concluding, consonant, the same person.”

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt

I had more trouble with voiceless consonants than voiced ones—one of the sample sentences for this type of SD reduced my voice to a whisper on nearly every syllable.

From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2026

To create an otherworldly voice, Elordi studied Tibetan throat singing and incorporated the slurred consonants caused by dentures he’d been given for the role.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2025

The women did not attempt to imitate instruments but instead used humming for sounds and consonants to obtain a sense of rhythm.

From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2024

In other words, scientists can predict what combination of consonants and vowels will be produced before the words are actually spoken.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 1, 2024

Annabelle started counting things then—ceiling tiles, sidewalk squares, and consonants in words.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti