labialise

• Verbe utilisé en phonétique pour décrire le processus d'articulation d'un son avec les lèvres arrondies.

A verb used in phonetics to describe the process of articulating 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.

   Prononcer avec les lèvres arrondies

   • In some languages, speakers labialise consonants before back vowels.
   • The linguist explained how to labialise the sound correctly.
   • When you labialise the vowel, your lips form a tight circle.

   Synonymesround