alliterate

[US]/ˌælɪˈtɛreɪt/
[UK]/ˌæləˈtɛreɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v.To use alliteration, to repeat the same sounds at the beginning of words in a phrase or sentence.; To write or speak using alliteration.
Word Forms
Past Tensealliterated
Past Participlealliterated
Third Person Singularalliterates
Present Participlealliterating

Phrases & Collocations

alliterate aloud

alliterate intentionally

alliterate smoothly

Example Sentences

she alliterated smoothly through her speech.

the author alliterated the names of her characters for emphasis.

he alliterated his way through a list of items.

the poet alliterated the sounds of nature in her verses.

the children alliterated their names in a silly game.

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