Definitions For Aspirate

noun

  • A consonant pronounced with aspiration
  • The sound of the letter “h”

verb

  • Inhale (air, water, etc.)
  • Pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds
  • Remove by suction
  • To pronounce (a letter or word) with the sound of a breath or the letter “h”
  • To remove (liquid) from a person's body
  • To breathe (liquid, food, etc.) into your lungs

Is Aspirates a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
11
Words with Friends
12

The word Aspirate is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Aspirate in a Sentence

  • The word “hour” is not pronounced with an aspirate.
  • The letter “h” in “house” is aspirated, but the “h” in “hour” is not.
  • She began coughing when she aspirated some orange juice.

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