Synonyms for "retroflexing" (190 found)

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Closest matches (38)

apicalcacuminalaccentedallophonealveolarapico-alveolarapico-dentalarcharticulatedarticulationaspirationassimilatedassimilationbackbackslidebarytonebendbend backbilabialbow

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broadcentralcerebralcheckcheckedclosecockconsonantconsonantalcontinuantcrookcurlcurvedecurve

Adjective(3 words)

apical postalveolarcacuminalcerebral

Adjective(1 words)

cacuminal

Strong matches (57)

deflectdentaldiphthongdissimilateddissimilationdomedorsalembowepenthetic vowelexplosivefall asternfall behindflatflexfrontget behindglideglossalglottalglottalization

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go backwardsgo behindgutturalhardheavyhighhookhumphunchincurvateincurveinflectintonatedjerkjerk backlabiallabializationlabiodentallabiovelarlaminallapselaryngeallaterallaxlightlingualliquidlooplose groundlowmanner of articulationmidmodificationmonophthongmonophthongal

Adjective(2 words)

flat postalveolarlaminal postalveolar

Related words (95)

morphophonememutemutednarrownasalnasalizedocclusiveopenoxytonepalatalpalatalizedparasitic vowelpeakpharyngealpharyngealizationpharyngealizedphonephonemephonemicphonetic

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phonicpitchpitchedplosiveposttonicprothetic vowelpull backrecederecidivaterecurvereflectreflexreflexedregressrelapseretrocederetroflexedretrograderetrogressreturnrevertroundroundedsagsegmental phonemesemivowelslip backsoftsonantsonorityspeech soundstopstoppedstressedstrongsubapicalsurdswagsweepsyllabicsyllabic nucleussyllabic peaksyllabletensethickthroatytonaltonictransition soundtriphthongturntwangyunaccentedunroundedunstressedvaultvelarvocablevocalicvocoidvoicevoicedvoiced soundvoicelessvoiceless soundvoicingvowelvowellikeweakwidewind

Adjective(2 words)

reflexedsubapical palatal

Verb(1 words)

replicate

Adjective(1 words)

retroflexed

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