verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   syllabize nonstandard, rare

   "Her squawk came out in two distinct syllables, rather like the way I had been syllabificating “Rooo-beee!”"

Example

More examples

"Her squawk came out in two distinct syllables, rather like the way I had been syllabificating “Rooo-beee!”"

Etymology

First attested in 1974; back-formation from syllabification; compare the earlier syllabificating.

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