Dictionary of English Phonesthemes Part 3

Initial Clusters Part 2

/f/ (0/1) /f/ fizzes, fizzles, fuddles, fidgets, fusses, and farts. /f/ is fond of phatic phonics.
/f/ (1/1) Hissing: fart, fizzle (break wind quietly), fuzz (loose volatile matter), fuss, fizz (make a hissing or sputtering sound), famble (stammer), faffle (stutter), fumble {variant of famble}, fuddle (tipple, booze, muddle), fidge (fidget, twitch), fidget,
/sf/ (1/1) Unclassified: sphere, sphincter, sphex (wasp), sphygmus (pulse), sphinx,
/c/ (0/1) /c/ thunders, thuds, thunks, and thumps.
/c/ (1/1) Low Pitch Sound with Poorly Resolvable Onset: thunder, thud (gust of wind), thump, thunk,
/s/ (0/1) /s/ sucks, soaks, sops, sips, seeps, sizzles, and sighs.
/s/ (1/1) Frictional Noise, Intake of Breath, Dripping or Trickling of Liquids: suck, sigh, soak, sup, sop, sipe (ooze, drip), sip {variant of sop or sup}, seep (ooze) {variant of sip}, siss (hiss), sizz (burn, brand, hiss, sizzle), sizzle souse (heavy blow, thump, strike), sock (beat), sussing,
/S/ (0/3) Not very productive /S/ shambles, shakes, shocks, shushes, and shoos.
/S/ (1/3) Flexibility, Two-Dimensionality: sheet, sheer,
/S/ (2/3) Quietude, Exclamation: shush, shish, sheesh, shoot, shucks, shit, shafted,
/S/ (3/3) Unclassified: shag (toss about, shake) {variant of shake}, shog (shake, rock, jolt) {variant of shake}, shod (move swiftly or suddenly) {variant of shake}, shake, shock (collide) {possibly variant of shake}, shamble (walk unsteadily, stool), shail (stumble, shamble), shoo (used to frighten or drive away),
/C/ (0/4) Symbol not older than Middle English /C/ chatters, chit-chats, chirps, cheeps, chirrs, chuckles, and chortles. /C/ chimes, chinks, and chugs.
/C/ (1/4) Vocal Sound Of Small Animals, Especially Birds: chirk, chough (crow), chatter, chitter {ablaut variant of chatter}, chat, chit-chat, chap (crack, jaw), chip {ablaut variant of chap}, chop {ablaut variant of chop}, chirp, chirrup, chirt, chirr (trill like a grasshopper), chirl (warble), chuck (cluck), chuckle, cheep (used of birds and mice), chipper (twitter, babble, chatter), chit (name of bird), chiff-chaff (name of a bird), chink (fit of coughing), champ (chew), chomp {variant of champ}, chank {variant of champ}, chock {variant of shock}, chuck (give a gentle blow under the chin), {variant of chock},
/C/ (2/4) Sound With Irregular Onset: chirp, cheep, chitter, chatter,
/C/ (3/4) Metallic Or Glass Sounds: chime, chink (sound of metal or glass), chug (sound of oil-engine, etc when running slowly),
/C/ (4/4) Short Path: chop,
/h/ (0/4) /h/ hushes, hisses, huffs, hems and haws, hoots, honks, howls, and hums.
/h/ (1/4) Sound and Exclamation: ha, ho, hoop, heh, heigh, heigh-ho, hee-haw, huh, hmmm, hrmm, hoot, hum, humble (hum), hiss, hush, howl, hizz (make a whining noise) {variant of hiss}, honk,
/h/ (2/4) Sound Of Phoneme: hiss, hush, hum, huff, hish, hizz, huss, huzz,
/h/ (3/4) Sudden, Jerky Movement: hop, hip {ablaut variant of hop}, hobble, hack, hag (variant of hack), hackle {frequentative of hack}, haggle (cut, mangle by cutting) {frequentative of hag}, higgle {ablaut variant of haggle}, hitch, hug, huff (puff, swell),
/h/ (4/4) Rimes: humdrum, helter-skelter, hubble- bubble, hurdy-gurdy,
/v/ (0/5) /v/ is vile, vicious, vehement, and vexing. /v/ is vested with verve, vigor, vim, and vibes.
/v/ (1/5) Vileness: vex, vie, vice, vile, vamp (to invent, concoct, fabricate, improvise; to practice seductive wiles on; flirt; seductress), vert (one who renounces the Church or England for the Catholic Church; any convert or pervert), vafrous (crafty; shrewd; cunning), vicious, vehement,
/v/ (2/5) Container: valve, vent, vault, vat,
/v/ (3/5) Word or Voice: verb, verse, vox (voice),
/v/ (4/5) Energy: verve (energy; zest), verge (rim; shoulder), vibes, vim (robust energy and enthusiasm; vitality, zip), vigor,
/v/ (5/5) Unclassified: van, vast, veldt (open grassland in S. Africa; the flat, treeless country of the Transvaal plateau), vair (squirrel fur), vest, vet, vine,
/q/ (1/1) Adverbs, Etc: that'd, that'll, that, that's, them, then, thence, there'll, there're, their, there, they're, thereby, there'd, therefore, there've, therewithal, theirs, there's, thestreen, theretofore, thereinafter, thenceforth, thereabout, thereabouts, thereinbefore, thereupon, themself, themselves, thenceforward, thenceforwards, thereafter, thereat, therein, thereinto, thereunder, thereon, therefor, therefrom, thereto, therewith, this'll, this, this'll, thur, thao, thau, thou, thous, they, they'd, they'll, they've, thereunto, thee, thesing, these, the, theus, though, those, the, thus, thusly, that, thy, thine, theis,
/z/ (0/1) Infrequent initial /z/ zigzags, zips, zooms, zings, and zaps.
/z/ (1/1) Sound With Poorly Resolvable Onset: zigzag {loan from French}, zip, zoom (make a continuous, low- pitched, buzzing sound; aircraft's steep climb), zoon, zunn (go or run fast witha hum or buzz), zing, zap, zat, zot,
/Z/ (1/1) Unclassified: genre, gendarme (a moderate blue-green color; policeman; a flaw in a gem), girouettism {weathercock -ism} (alteration of one's opinion or position to follow popular trends) jamais {never} (the denial of having experienced something actually experienced), j'adoube (I adjust), jeunesse dorée (wealthy and fashionable young men), jupe (a man's shirt or jacket; a woman's blouse or skirt), juste-millieu (happy medium), zho (dzo),
/J/ (0/2) No coinages before about 1300 /J/ jingles, jangles, jibbers, jabbers, jars, jumbles, jeers, and jests. /J/ jabs, jags, jogs, jumps, jerks, jounces, and jiggles.
/J/ (1/2) Emotion: jingle, jangle (chatter, babble, dispute, wrangle; jingle harshly) {variant of jingle}, jabber (gabble), jowl (joll), jowl (toll a bell, bump), jumble (make a rumbling noise), jump (the noise of jumping), jar (make a harsh, grating sound), jug (imitation of one of the notes of the nightingale), gibber {ablaut variation of jabber}, jibber {ablaut variation of jabber}, jam, jazz, jeer, jest (feat, tale of a feat, idle tale, jeer), Jesus!,
/J/ (2/2) Jerky Movement With Short Path: jag (pierce, prick; sharp projection), jog (shake with a jerk), joggle {frequentative of jog}, jiggle {ablaut variation of joggle}, jig (lively dance), jiggle (move backwards and forwards), jigger (make a succession of rapid jerks), jigget (jig, hop, skip about) {influenced by fidget}, jerk, jink (jerk, quick turn; used in WWII for maneuvering aircraft), job, jab (stab, prod, poke) {variant of job}, jib (pull a sail), jounce, jagged,
/pl/ (0/2) Symbol no older than Middle English /pl/ is plump and plops, plunges, and plashes.
/pl/ (1/2) Dull Impact, Chiefly In Connection With Water: plump, plunge, plash, plod (walk heavily), plop (drop into water without splashing), plap, plodge (walk in mud, water, plunge), pluff (strong puff), plip, ploosh,
/pl/ (2/2) Sounds With A Less Abrupt Onset: plink, plop, plunk, plash
/spl/ (0/1) Modern symbol, combination of /pl/ and /sp/. /spl/ splashes, splatters, splinters, and splurges.
/spl/ (1/1) Jet Movement, Impact, Splash: splash, splatter, splatch (splash, patch of color), splat (pat, slap, spat), splosh (splash), splodge (trudge or plod splashily through water), splunge (plunge) splurge (ostentatious display), splotch (blend of blotch and spot) splodge (clumsy splotch), splinter, splow, splush, sploodge (to eject semen),
/tl/ (1/1) Unclassified: tlaco {Nahuatl} (a small 18th-c Mexican coin worth one eigth of a real),
/kl/ (0/1) /kl/ clatters, clamors, clicks, clacks, clangs, clumps, clamps, clomps, clops, and clunks.
/kl/ (1/1) Sound with Somewhat Abrupt Onset: clatter, clack, clamber, clamor (bell-ringing), clam (clang of bells), cluck, clash, click, clang, clank, clump (tread heavily), clink-clank, clamp (variant of clump), clomp (clump), cloop (sound of a cork drawn from a bottle), clip (cut), clop, clunk,
/bl/ (0/3) Imitative of the sound of a bubble. /bl/ blows, blazes, and blisters as a blizzard. /bl/ bleats, blurts, blubbers, and blabs /bl/ is a blot, a blob, a blister and a bleb.
/bl/ (1/3) Blowing, Blowing Up, Or Swelling: blow, blast, bladder, blain (chilbain), blaze (blow), blister, bluster, blurt, blore (violent blowing), blizzard, blam, blug,
/bl/ (2/3) Swelling Of The Lips: blubber (bubble up, give forth bubbling sound), blob, blot, blub (swell, puff out), blabber (bubble, mumble), blabber-lipped (with protruding lips), blobber-lipped (with protruding lips), blab (chatterer), blob (mark with a blob or ink or color), bleb, blab (blister)
/bl/ (3/3) Vocal, Air-Induced Sound: bleat (bleat, cry piteously as a child), blather, blatter (speak or prate volubly), blate (babble, prate), blat (bleat), blast, blab, bleep,
/gl/ (0/8) /gl/ glitters, gleams, glimmers, glistens, glows, glares, and glimpses into the gloom. /gl/ gloms, glops, and globs as glue.
/gl/ (1/8) Light, Shine: glass, gleam, gleed (live coal), glisten, glow, glare, glary (having a dazzling brightness; glaring), glent (glean, shine), glimmer, glimpse, glister (glisten), glitter, glim (shine, gleam), gloat, gloss, gloze (gloss), glaze {from gaze, glare, glance}, glint {ablaut variant of glent} (of rays of light, to strike reflecting surface obliquely and dart out at an angle), glance, glim (glimmer, something that furnishes light; illumination), glory,
/gl/ (2/8) Twilight, Contempt: gloaming (twilight, dusk), gloam {backformation from gloaming} (twilight), gloom, glum (look sullen) {probable ablaut variation of gloom}, glare, glout (frown, scowl), glower {from glow, glare, glance, lower} (to look or stare with sullen annoyance), glib, gloat, gleek (to make a jibe or jest),
/gl/ (3/8) Sliding, smooth, slippery: glabella (the smooth prominence between the eyebrows), glabrous (having a surface without hairs or projections), glacé (made or finished so as to have a smooth glossy surface), glacier, glacial (extremely cold; frigid), glaciate (freeze; cover with a glacier), glacis [glasi:] (a gentle slope, incline, a slope that runs downward from a fortification; buffer state; buffer zone), glide, glissade (to slide in a standing or squatting position down a snow-covered slope without the aid of skis), glissando,
/gl/ (4/8) Words deriving from IE root *gerbh, to carve: glamour {from grammar}, glyph (non-verbal symbol), glyptic (the art or process of carving or engaging esp on gems)
/gl/ (5/8) Sword: gladiator, glaive (sword; broadsword),
/gl/ (6/8) Gladness: glad {from OHG glat=smooth}, glee, gleg {from ON gloggr=clear-sighted} (quick, sharp), glaikit [gle:kut] (foolish, giddy), glaiket {variant of glaikit},
/gl/ (7/8) Oversupply, secretion, stickiness: glut (to swallow greedily; an oversupply), glutton, glom (take, steal, seize, catch), glop (jumbled or messy mass or mixture), glob, globe, glue, gluteus (any of the large muscles of the buttocks), glyc- (sugar; glycine), glair {L claris=clear} (a sizing liquid made from egg white; a viscid substance suggestive of an eggwhite), glaire {variant of glair} gleet (a chronic inflammation of a bodily orifice usu accompanied by abnormal discharge), gland {L glan=acorn}, glanders (contagious and destructive disease esp of horses), glans {L=acorn} (conical vascular body forming extremity of penis), glitch (an unwanted brief surge of electric power; malfunction; minor technical problem),
/gl/ (8/8) Unclassified: glisk (a slight touch of pleasure or a twinge of pain that penetrates the soul and passes quickly away), glebe (a plot of cultivated land; land belonging or yielding revenue to a parish church or ecclesiastical benefice), glade (open space surrounded by woods) glen (secluded narrow valley), gley [gle:] (a sticky layer formed under the surface of some water-logged soils), glean, glume {L glubere=to peel} (a chaffy bract; either of two empty bracts at the base of the spikelet in grasses), glede (any of several birds of prey), glossolalia, glottis (the elongated between the vocal chords), glove,
/fl/ (0/3) /fl/ flutters, flaps, flies, flits, flitters, floats, flows, and flushes in a flurry of fluid. /fl/ flipflops, flickers, flares, and flags.
/fl/ (1/3) Movement, Flying, Flowing: flee, fleet, float, flicker, flow, flutter, fly, flit, flush, fling, flap {originally slap}, flash, flack (flap, flutter), flacker, flick, fluster, flatter (float, flutter), flitter (flit, flutter) {variant of flatter}, flirt, flip, flop, flurry, flump, flunk, flare, flag {probably variant of flack}, flaught (a spark; a snowflake; a handful; a flight or flutter; a roll of wool; lying with outstretched arms; eagerly),
/fl/ (2/3) Liquid Motion: fly, flow, flush, flood, fluid, flee,
/fl/ (3/3) Two-Dimensionality: flap, flat, floor,
/cl/ (1/1) Unclassified: thlyphthoric (pertaining to that which corrupts women),
/sl/ (0/3) /sl/ slides, slithers, slips, slogs, slumps, and slouches. /sl/ slays, slaughters, slits, slashes, slings, slams, and slaps. /sl/ is slime, slough, slobber, slop, slush, and sludge.
/sl/ (1/4) Sliding Movement: slide, slidder (cause to slip), slither {variant of slidder}, slive, slip, slouch {through slouch-eared}, slump,
/sl/ (2/4) Falling Blow: slay, slaughter, slit, sling (hurl, throw), slash, slap, slam, slog (strike hard),
/sl/ (3/4) Slime, Slush, Liquid: slime, slough (muddy ground), slip (soft, semi-liquid mass, curdled milk), slop (muddy place) {variant of slip}, slobber (slime, slush) {variant of slop}, slub (sludy mud), slush, sludge, slutch (slush, mud) {variant of sludge}, slosh, slurry, sluice
/sl/ (4/4) Slowness: slow, slog, slump, slack, slip, sludge, slumber, sleep, slowth (slow economic growth)
/Sl/ (1/1) Contempt: schlang (snake; penis), schlong {variant of schlang}, schlenter (imitation diamond), schlepp (to move with difficulty or reluctance), schlep {variant of schlepp}, shlep {variant of schlepp}, schlock (something of poor quality or inferior construction), schlocky (worthless), schlemiel, schlungerfunger (snake chaser; homosexual; slut), shlub, shlump, shlock {variant of schlock}, shlimazel,