semivowel
noun
semi·vow·el ˈse-mē-ˌvau̇(-ə)l 
ˈse-ˌmī-,
-mi-
1
: a speech sound (such as \\y\\, \\w\\, or \\r\\) that has the articulation of a vowel but that is shorter in duration and is treated as a consonant in syllabication
2
: a letter representing a semivowel
Word History
First Known Use
1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1
- intruded
- intruded (upon)
- intruded upon
- intruder
- intruders
- intrudes
- intrudes (upon)
- intrudes upon
- intruding
- intruding (upon)
- intruding upon
- intrudingly
- intrusion
- intrusionists
- intrusions
- intrusive
- intrusive growth
- intrusively
- intrusiveness
- intrusivenesses
- intrusives
- intrust
- intrusted
- intrusting
- intrusts