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gliding vowel

gliding vowel noun: a diphthong.

Noun

gliding vowel (plural gliding vowels)

  1. A diphthong.

Forms of gliding vowel

pluralgliding vowels

Questions about gliding vowel

What does gliding vowel mean?
Gliding vowel means a diphthong.
What part of speech is gliding vowel?
Gliding vowel is a noun.
What is the plural of gliding vowel?
The plural of gliding vowel is gliding vowels.

Words near gliding vowel in the dictionary

  1. gliding ant
  2. gliding ants
  3. gliding lizard
  4. gliding plane
  5. gliding planes
  6. gliding vowel
  7. gliding vowels
  8. glidingly
  9. glidingness
  10. glidings
  11. glidy

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