What does "inglide" mean?

A brief transitional sound that precedes the main vowel in a diphthong or syllable, typically a short vowel-like segment at the onset of a nucleus.

What is a synonym for "inglide"?

Common synonyms include: enter.

Pronounced //ˈɪnˌɡlaɪ̯d//.

//ˈɪnˌɡlaɪ̯d// noun, verb

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Noun

1
A brief transitional sound that precedes the main vowel in a diphthong or syllable, typically a short vowel-like segment at the onset of a nucleus.
"Under certain conditions of stress, my vowels are lengthened or given an inglide."

Verb

1
To glide softly or serenely into or upon something. intransitive, obsolete, poetic
"What though no bane inglide, Full waft each vein her tide, Each bone remain thy pride?"

"Under certain conditions of stress, my vowels are lengthened or given an inglide."

From in- + glide.

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