short i
Sound in "fit"
Short i is the vowel sound represented by the letter i in words like sit, hit, and miss.
It is a high front vowel that is produced with the lips spread and tongue close to the roof of the mouth.
It is distinct from the long i sound, which is a diphthong.
- sitRest on a seat
- knitLoop yarn into fabric
- hitSuccessful contact or strike
- pitFruit's hard seed
- grinBroad, toothy smile
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- cut shortEnd before completion
- fall shortFail to reach standard
- short and sweetPleasantly concise
- short ofLacking sufficient quantity of
- short storyBrief prose fiction
- short hairTrimmed-close head covering
short, shorts, shorten, shortened, shortening, shorter, shortest, shortly, shortness