devoicing
devoicing is the present participle and gerund of devoice.
Meaning of devoice
Verb
devoice (third-person singular simple present devoices, present participle devoicing, simple past and past participle devoiced)
- To pronounce a sound with little or no vibration of the vocal cords, especially a sound that is normally pronounced with such vibration (i.e. a voiced sound).
- Lastly, as shown in the consonant table above, h- causes any following consonant to be devoiced[.]2022, Daisy L. Neijman, Icelandic: An Essential Grammar, Routledge, →ISBN, page 15
- To remove the voice flag from a user on IRC, preventing them from sending messages to the channel.
Noun
devoicing (countable and uncountable, plural devoicings)
- The process by which a sound is devoiced.
- final obstruent devoicing
- Synonyms:
- surdization
- Antonyms:
- voicing, sonorization
Synonyms of devoicing
Antonyms
Forms of devoicing
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Phrases with devoicing
Questions about devoicing
- What does devoicing mean?
- Devoicing means the process by which a sound is devoiced.
- What is devoicing the present participle and gerund of?
- Devoicing is the present participle and gerund of devoice.
- What part of speech is devoicing?
- Devoicing is a noun.
- What is the plural of devoicing?
- The plural of devoicing is devoicings.
Words near devoicing in the dictionary
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