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rhotacizing

rhotacizing is the present participle and gerund of rhotacize.

Meaning of rhotacize

Verb

rhotacize (third-person singular simple present rhotacizes, present participle rhotacizing, simple past and past participle rhotacized)

  1. To pronounce with an exaggerated 'R' sound (a rhotacism).
  2. To change a consonant to an 'R' sound under certain circumstances.

Questions about rhotacizing

What is rhotacizing the present participle and gerund of?
Rhotacizing is the present participle and gerund of rhotacize.

Words near rhotacizing in the dictionary

  1. rhotacize
  2. rhotacized
  3. rhotacized vowel
  4. rhotacized vowels
  5. rhotacizes
  6. rhotacizing
  7. rhotekin
  8. Rhoten
  9. Rhotens
  10. rhotic
  11. rhotic hook

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