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Meanings of sonant in English

Catalan
sonora

A speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords.

sonora

Produced with vibration of the vocal cords;

Usage of sonant in English
1
Clear, full, sonant notes; the notes of her true voice.
Sandra Belloni — Volume 5
2
His hands moved quietly; his voice was clear and sonant; his words were few and polite.
Life Immovable. First Part
3
In verses marked 's' the last sonant is shorter than the average of the preceding sonants.
Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 / Containing Sixteen Exp...
4
Most of the sonants have but one sound, and none of them has more than three sounds.
The Art Of Writing & Speaking The English Language / Word-Study ...
Frequent collocations
Translations for sonant
Catalan
sonora
Sonant through the time