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monosyllable

[ UK /mˈɒnə‍ʊsˌɪləbə‍l/ ]
NOUN
  1. a word or utterance of one syllable

How To Use monosyllable In A Sentence

  • Just like my mother can hone in on my weak points with GPS accuracy, teenagers can humiliate me with a muttered monosyllable.
  • The second, with its mixture of monosyllables and disyllables - listen, walking, chamber - sustains the alliterative flourish of Melting melodious words.
  • It didn't help that Jeff was so preoccupied that he answered in monosyllables, but Denise didn't think of that.
  • Most sleepwalkers respond to verbal stimuli with only grunts or monosyllables, or make no response at all.
  • In general, the contrast of monosyllables and polysyllables (suspended in the five-word line eight) creates a strong balance.
  • It has one stress, which falls on the only syllable, if there is only one, if there are more, then scanning as above, on the first, and so gives rise to four sorts of feet, a monosyllable and the so-called accentual Trochee, Dactyl, and the First Paeon. Author’s Preface
  • The underdog defends valiantly with monosyllables.
  • He answered all her attempts at conversation with monosyllables.
  • As the others have their scenes read out I find myself crossing out whole chunks of dialogue from mine, reducing speeches to monosyllables and nods.
  • Sadly, he shook his head and replied in a monosyllable: ‘No’.
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