VELARIZE

verb
20 Scrabble
22 WWF
V 4
E 1
L 1
A 1
R 1
I 1
Z 10
E 1

Definition

To raise the back of the tongue toward the velum while articulating another consonant, such as the l of English pool.

"In several dialects of Central German, the cluster -nd- has been velarized to -ng-."

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