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diphthongise
 

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Verb diphthongise has 1 sense
  1. diphthongize, diphthongise - change from a simple vowel to a diphthong; "This vowel diphthongized in Germanic"
    --1 is one way to switch, shift, change
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s

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Diphthongise

Definition:

To turn or pronounce a monophthong into a diphthong.

Example sentences:

  1. She diphthongised the vowel sound in the word "boat" by transitioning from /oʊ/ to /əʊ/.
  2. The dialect of that region tends to diphthongise certain vowel sounds.
  3. English speakers often unknowingly diphthongise certain vowel sounds when speaking in their native language.

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