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spray

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Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Fine droplets of seawater thrown up by waves, wind, or the ship's motion through the water.

Detailed Definition
Spray is the atomized ocean, a mist of salt that hangs in the air, cooling and stinging the skin. In poetry, it symbolizes the pervasive presence of the sea, even when not fully immersed—the way the ocean enters every pore of the sailor's existence. Spray is the breath of the wave, a gentle or sharp reminder of the surrounding element. Poets use spray to create sensory immersion, to evoke the sharp tang of salt, and to suggest the dispersal of larger forces into countless tiny particles, mirroring the diffusion of memory or the scattering of attention.
Example
Example in poetry:
Spray in poetry symbolizes the pervasive presence of the sea, even when not fully immersed—the way the ocean enters every pore of the sailor’s existence.; Spray is the breath of the wave, a gentle or sharp reminder of the surrounding element.; Poets use spray to create sensory immersion, to evoke the sharp tang of salt.; It suggests the dispersal of larger forces into countless tiny particles, mirroring the diffusion of memory.; Spray is fine droplets of seawater thrown up by waves, wind, or the ship’s motion.; It is the atomized ocean, a mist of salt that hangs in the air, cooling and stinging.
Additional Notes
Spray is the fine droplets of seawater thrown up by waves, wind, or the ship's motion. In poetry, it symbolizes the pervasive presence of the sea, the way the ocean enters every pore of the sailor's existence. Spray is the breath of the wave, a gentle or sharp reminder of the surrounding element. Poets use spray to create immersive sensory imagery, evoking the sharp tang of salt and the cooling sting on the skin. It also suggests the dispersal of larger forces into countless tiny particles, mirroring the diffusion of memory, the fragmentation of experience, or the atomization of a moment.
Also Known As
Seaspray salt spray mist spindrift
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