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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

onglide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
onglide
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A phase while the articulators are moving into position to produce a new speech sound.

noun

The first, weaker part of a complex vowel, such as a diphthong, as the /j/ sound of the /juː/ in English few.

verb

To produce this sound.

Etymology

From on- + glide. Compare Middle English ongliden (“to glide over”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

onglides (plural) on-glide (alternative) onglides (present, singular) ongliding (participle, present) onglided (participle, past) onglided (past)

Antonyms

offglide

Questions

What does onglide mean?
A phase while the articulators are moving into position to produce a new speech sound.
Where does onglide come from?
From on- + glide. Compare Middle English ongliden (“to glide over”).

How to pronounce onglide

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