speak with a nasal sound; make a nasal sound (also nasalise)
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Nasalized Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(imp. & p. p.)
of Nasalize
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. Aboutof Nasalize
Verb
1. speak nasally or through the noze; "In this part of the country, people tend to nasalize"
(synonym) nasalise
(hypernym) pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
(verb-group) nasalise
(derivation) nasalization, nasalisation
2. pronounce with a lowered velum; "She nasalizes all her vowels"
(synonym) nasalise
(hypernym) pronounce, label, judge
(verb-group) nasalise
(derivation) nasalization, nasalisation
Nasalized Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
In phonetics, nasalization (or nasalisation) is the production of a sound while the velum is lowered, so that some air escapes through the nose during the production of the sound by the mouth. An archetypal nasal sound is .
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