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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| fricative | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| soft | / | Noun, Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| sibilant | /xx | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| aspirate | /xx | Noun |
| strident | /x | Adjective |
| explosive | x/x | Adjective |
| hiss | / | Noun |
| glottal | /x | Noun |
| sperling | /x | Name |
| whistling | /x | Verb |
| velar | x/ | Noun |
| stop | / | Noun |
| trill | / | Noun |
| spirit | /x | Noun |
| sniffling | /x | Verb |
| burr | / | Name |
| slurping | /x | Noun |
| spurt | / | Noun |
| coronal | x/x | Noun |
| rant | / | Noun |
| spittle | /x | Noun |
| sighing | /x | Noun |
| snuffling | /xx | Noun |
| laryngeal | x/xx | Adjective |
| sputtering | /xx | Noun |
| brunt | / | Noun |
| spit | / | Verb |
| whimpering | /xx | Verb |
| snarling | /x | Verb |
| snicker | /x | Noun |
| sniffing | /x | Verb |
| swish | / | Noun |
| diphthong | /x | Noun |
| apical | /xx | Adjective |
| retching | /x | Noun |
| whisper | /x | Noun |
| aspiration | xx/x | Noun |
| squeaking | /x | Noun |
| stridor | /x | Noun |
| snatch | / | Noun |
| snorting | /x | Verb |
| spewing | /x | Verb |
| buzz | / | Noun |
| croak | / | Noun |
| feist | / | Name |
| grunting | /x | Verb |
| murmuring | /xx | Verb |
| squirt | / | Noun |
| muttering | /xx | Verb |
| squealing | /x | Verb |
| mouthful | /x | Noun |
| warbling | /xx | Noun |
| whiff | / | Noun |
| tapper | /x | Noun |
| slur | / | Noun |
| voiceless | /x | Adjective |
| guttural | /xx | Adjective |
| voiced | / | Verb |
| palatal | /xx | Adjective |
| dental | /x | Adjective |
| accented | /xx | Adjective |
| ascribed | x/ | Verb |
| breathy | /x | Adjective |
| centric | /x | Adjective |
| consonant | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| consonantal | xx/x | Adjective |
| distinguishable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| halfway | // | Adverb, Noun |
| labial | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| nasal | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| phoneme | /x | Noun |
| vocalic | /xx | Adjective |
| vowel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| dialect | /xx | Noun |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| headlines | /x | Noun |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
