Voiced bilabial stop
The b sound is a voiced bilabial stop—made by pressing the lips together, then releasing them while vibrating the vocal cords.
It's the sound at the start of *boy* and *ball*.
In phonics instruction, children learn to associate this sound with the letter B: Practice making the b sound: buh, buh, buh.
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Voiced bilabial stop
The b sound is a voiced bilabial stop—made by pressing the lips together, then releasing them while vibrating the vocal cords.
It's the sound at the start of *boy* and *ball*.
In phonics instruction, children learn to associate this sound with the letter B: Practice making the b sound: buh, buh, buh.
Related — buzz (Continuous low drone); boom (Loud deep sound); big bang (Loud explosive noise); boom box · bang · bass · bass drop · beat · brass band · babble · bubble · bubble pop · beep
sound typeb sound ≠ vowel sound Unobstructed speech tone; vowel · schwa
sound, sounds, sounded, sounding, soundly, soundness, unsound, resound, resounding
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