nasal
/ˈneɪzəl/
noun
- A nasal sound or letter.
- Some languages have many more nasals than English does.
- In phonetics, 'm' is a bilabial nasal.
- The word 'sing' ends with a velar nasal.
adjective
- Relating to the nose.
- Nasal sprays can help relieve allergy symptoms.
- The doctor examined her nasal passages for signs of infection.
- He has a nasal voice because of his bad cold.
- Describing a sound made by letting air pass through the nose, as in the 'm' and 'n' sounds.
- Linguists study how nasal consonants are produced in different languages.
- In English, the letters 'm' and 'n' represent nasal sounds.
- She spoke with a nasal twang that was hard to understand.
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