h-dropping

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h-dropping

noun aitch-dropping

The omission of an /h/ sound normally present in a word, making the word "home" sound like "'ome", for example.
Similar: mute h, silent h, unaspirated h

Opposite: aspirated h

adjective aitch-dropping

not comparable Undergoing h-dropping. More local than us, apparently; I find out that Janet complains that ‘John’s from Herefordshire but he’s not real Herefordshire.’ […] But if I’m honest, I know what she means: I don’t have an h-dropping local accent and speak instead in a detached RP rumble.

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Opposite: aspirated h

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@misc{h_dropping_2026,
  title = {h-dropping},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/h-dropping},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}