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pharyngealise

/fəˈɹɪn.dʒi.ə.laɪz/

pharyngealise is the alternative spelling of pharyngealize.

Meaning of pharyngealize

Verb

pharyngealize (third-person singular simple present pharyngealizes, present participle pharyngealizing, simple past and past participle pharyngealized)

  1. to constrict the pharynx while articulating another sound.

Forms of pharyngealise

third-person singular presentpharyngealises
present participlepharyngealising
past participlepharyngealised
pastpharyngealised

Origin of pharyngealise

From pharyngeal + -ise.

Questions about pharyngealise

What is pharyngealise the alternative spelling of?
Pharyngealise is the alternative spelling of pharyngealize.
How do you pronounce pharyngealise?
Pharyngealise is pronounced /fəˈɹɪn.dʒi.ə.laɪz/.

Words near pharyngealise in the dictionary

  1. pharyngeal reflex
  2. pharyngeal reflexes
  3. pharyngeal tonsil
  4. pharyngeal tonsils
  5. pharyngealisation
  6. pharyngealise
  7. pharyngealization
  8. pharyngealizations
  9. pharyngealize
  10. pharyngealized
  11. pharyngealizes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pharyngealise (page history and authors); pharyngealize (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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