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Adjective: sonant  sow-nunt
  1. Produced with vibration of the vocal cords
    "sonant consonants such as 'b' and 'g' and 'z'";
    - voiced, soft
Noun: sonant  sow-nunt
  1. A speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords
    "The 'b' sound in 'bat' is a sonant";
    - voiced sound

Derived forms: sonants

Type of: phone, sound, speech sound

Encyclopedia: Sonant