fronting.
A process whereby a vowel or a consonant is pronounced farther to the front of the vocal tract than some reference point.
Meaning & usage
A process whereby a vowel or a consonant is pronounced farther to the front of the vocal tract than some reference point.
A phonological relationship where a front vowel is found in place of a relative back vowel in an inflected form of a word.
An analogous relationship between the vowel sounds in a dialect of a language relative to the language standard or an earlier form of the language.
The movement of a word of phrase to nearer the beginning of a sentence or clause than it would usually appear, often for emphasis. May also occur as part of the standard syntax of particular constructions (e.g. wh-fronting).
An act of putting on a false façade to impress or intimidate people.
present participle and gerund of front
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.