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Word: Dentalize
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdɛntəlʌɪz
Dialects: British English
Definition:
pronounce (a consonant) with the tip of the tongue against the upper front teeth or the alveolar ridge
Short Definition:pronounce (consonant) with tip of tongue against upper front teeth
Examples:- we normally dentalize the stop /d/ in words like ‘width’
Variant Forms:
- dentalise
