1. consonant sounds produced by bringing both lips together
Usage: linguistics; phonetics

Examples

• The bilabials in English include the sounds /p/, /b/, and /m/.
• Students practiced pronouncing bilabials by pressing their lips together.
• The speech therapist focused on helping the child articulate bilabials correctly.
• Bilabials are among the first sounds that infants typically learn to produce.
• The linguist explained that bilabials occur in most of the world’s languages.
• When teaching pronunciation, teachers often start with simple bilabials like /p/ and /b/.