labialize

• Verb aus der Phonetik, das die Artikulation eines Lautes mit gerundeten Lippen bezeichnet.

A verb used in phonetics to indicate the act of pronouncing a sound with rounded lips.

1. Pronounce with rounded lipsC2formal

   To articulate a speech sound by rounding the lips, a phonetic process often used in linguistics.

   Labialisieren

   • In some languages, speakers labialize certain consonants.
   • The phonetician explained how to labialize the vowel sound.
   • When you labialize the 'k' sound, it becomes more like 'kw'.

   Synonymeround