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g-dropping

g-dropping noun: in English, the act of pronouncing unstressed word-final /ɪŋ/ as [ɪn] or [ən], rendered by the omission of the letter g in spelling, such as jumpin' for jumping.

Noun

g-dropping (uncountable)

  1. In English, the act of pronouncing unstressed word-final /ɪŋ/ as [ɪn] or [ən], rendered by the omission of the letter g in spelling, such as jumpin' for jumping.

Questions about g-dropping

What does g-dropping mean?
G-dropping means in English, the act of pronouncing unstressed word-final /ɪŋ/ as [ɪn] or [ən], rendered by the omission of the letter g in spelling, such as jumpin' for jumping.
What part of speech is g-dropping?
G-dropping is a noun.

Words near g-dropping in the dictionary

  1. G-clamps
  2. G-clef
  3. G-clefs
  4. g-d
  5. g-ddamn
  6. g-dropping
  7. g-factor
  8. g-factors
  9. g-flat
  10. G-flat major
  11. g-flats

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