"As I learned Spanish, I had to improve my hirrient consonant sounds."
"Part of the speech therapy was practicing hirrient exercises."
"My boyfriend's cat makes hirrient sounds when I scratch his belly."
Latin, mid-19th century
This word comes directly from the Latin "hirrient," which comes from the verb "hirriΕ," meaning "to snarl." However, the adjective in English doesn't refer to an angry snarl. Instead, it's more like a cat purring, and in phonology it describes certain words or sounds that humans make. ...
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