retroflex (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 32
def articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate
examples Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants
Frame - 2 Somebody ----s
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
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Hypernym pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
Derivationally related form retroflex → retroflexion
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Derivationally related form retroflexion → retroflex
Hyponym pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say

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