vowelvow‧el /ˈvaʊəl/ ●●○ noun [countable] 
Word Origin
Word OriginWORD ORIGINvowel
ExamplesOrigin:
1300-1400 Old French vouel, from Latin vocalis; ➔ VOCAL1EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
word sets- And all his fans can rest assured that even a vowel change won't fool us.
- Diphthongs are made from a simple vowel phoneme followed by one of,,.
- In some accents - particularly London ones - we often find a close back rounded vowel instead.
- Much of the easy flow of speech depends on the neutral vowel.
- Some phonologists maintain that a syllabic consonant is really a case of a vowel and a consonant that have become combined.
- These often involve vowel sounds having their Creole rather than their expected London pronunciations.
- Weak syllables with close back rounded vowels are not so commonly found.
WORD SETS► COLOURS & SOUNDS
Collocationsablaze, adjectiveacoustic, adjectiveacoustics, nounaglow, adjectivebaa, verbbabble, verbbabble, nounbabel, nounbaby talk, nounbackfire, verbbackground, nounbang, nounbang, verbbang, interjectionbark, verbbark, nounbattle cry, nounbay, verbbeat, verbbeat, nounbellow, verbbellow, nounblare, verbblast, nounbleat, verbbleep, nounbleep, verbblip, nounbong, nounboom, nounboom, verbbowwow, interjectionbrassy, adjectivebray, verbbrazen, adjectivebreathy, adjectivebubble, verbbump, nounchatter, verbchatter, nounclink, verbclink, nouncrack, verbcrack, nouncrackle, verbcrackling, nouncrash, verbcrash, nouncreak, verbcreaky, adjectivecroak, verbcroak, nouncrow, nouncrow, verbcrunch, nouncrunch, verbding-dong, noundiscord, noundiscordant, adjectivedrone, verbdrone, noundrown, verbdrum, verbdrumbeat, noundrumming, noundull, adjectiveecho, verbecho, nounfizz, verbflat, adjectivefootfall, nounfootstep, nounfusillade, noungrinding, adjectivegroan, verbgroan, noungrunt, verbgrunt, nounguffaw, verbgunshot, nounguttural, adjectivehigh, adjectivehigh, adverbhiss, verbindistinct, adjectiveirregular, adjectivelow, verbmarbled, adjectivematching, adjectivemellow, adjectivemelodic, adjectivemelodious, adjectivemetallic, adjectivemoan, verbmoan, nounmodulate, verbmonotone, nounmoo, verbmurmur, verbmurmur, nounmusical, adjectivemusically, adverbmute, verbnasal, adjectivenoise, nounoink, interjectionoof, interjectionpatter, verbpatter, nounpeal, nounpeal, verbpenetrating, adjectivepercussion, nounpsychedelic, adjectivepulse, nounputter, verbquack, verbquack, nounquaver, nounracket, nounrasp, verbrasp, nounraspberry, nounrat-a-tat, nounrattle, nounraucous, adjectivereedy, adjectivereport, nounresonance, nounresonant, adjectiveresonate, verbresonator, nounresound, verbresounding, adjectivereverberate, verbreverberation, nounrich, adjectivering, nounring, verbringing, adjectiveripple, verbripple, nounroar, nounroaring, adjectiveroll, verbrough, adjectiverustle, verbrustle, nounscratch, verbscratch, nounscream, verbscream, nounscrunch, verbsmoky, adjectivesnarl, verbsoft, adjectivesoft-spoken, adjectivesonorous, adjectivesotto voce, adverbsplosh, verbsweet, adjectiveswoosh, verbtick-tock, nountinny, adjectivetonal, adjectivevivid, adjectivevowel, nounwail, verbweak, adjectivewhack, nounwham, interjectionwhine, verbwhinny, verbwhirr, verbwhistle, verbwhistle, nounyelp, nounyowl, verbzoom, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► close
1one of the human speech sounds that you make by letting your breath flow out without closing any part of your mouth or throat2a letter of the alphabet used to represent a vowel. In English the vowels are a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y.· In some accents - particularly London ones - we often find a close back rounded vowel instead.· There is uncertainty, too, about the corresponding close back rounded vowels.· Weak syllables with close back rounded vowels are not so commonly found.
► long· For speechreaders, the most important are the five long vowels.
► low· Figure 3.5 Percentage low vowel in variable monosyllables and prefixed and inflected disyllables.· Figure 3.6 Percentage low vowel in all other disyllables.
► rounded· In some accents - particularly London ones - we often find a close back rounded vowel instead.· There is uncertainty, too, about the corresponding close back rounded vowels.· Weak syllables with close back rounded vowels are not so commonly found.
► short· If the language has long and short vowels and consonants, this will affect the rhythm of the language.
NOUN► phoneme· Diphthongs are made from a simple vowel phoneme followed by one of,,.
► sound· These often involve vowel sounds having their Creole rather than their expected London pronunciations.· His diction, even if some of the vowel sounds are a shade tight, is also exemplary.