ah
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9.4
- noun
- /ɑː/
- Specialized
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vocal /a/
- Participants were instructed to glide slowly from their lowest to highest note on an ah vowel.
- ah vowel
This vowel is always pronounced ah, as in cat.
- This vowel is always pronounced ah, as in cat.
- We know that A means an ah, sound, L is a list sound, pH is.
- Same thing here, except with the math vowel smoothing out to a long ah sound.
- Raise your hand and say ah, come on see whatever you're looking for, you're going to find.
- Now we're going to get the ah, there we go.
- It's a vowel sound that starts ah and ends up E moves from I.
Examples
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I still hear plenty of client ahs when I do agency searches.
Blog text (6) -
Aural learners may be helped by the teacher who demonstrates the "ah" vowel by singing the proper sound.
Academic text (1998) -
This vowel is always pronounced ah, as in cat.
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'Cause the oohs and ahs, and we gotta make sure that it's all coming together.
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We do find continually in Sade those marks of the sub-verbal, the oh's and the ah's.
Academic text (1990) -
I'd never noticed the similarity between the melody in Hush and John's ahs following Paul's vocal.
Blog text (11) -
In the music class, we practiced singing the ah vowel to improve our vocal techniques.
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When demonstrating the sound, the instructor had everyone repeat the ah vowel to ensure correct pronunciation.
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To warm up their voices, the choir started with an ah sound that resonated throughout the room.
Compounds
- Slang
A young man who likes gadgets like phones and computers and helps others with tech problems
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ah also names the simple open vowel sound singers use in warm-ups; this wide 'ah' sound helps with breath and a rich tone. That's why ah today refers to that basic vowel sound in speech and singing.