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onglide.

A phase while the articulators are moving into position to produce a new speech sound.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A phase while the articulators are moving into position to produce a new speech sound.

  2. The first, weaker part of a complex vowel, such as a diphthong, as the /j/ sound of the /juː/ in English few.

Where this word comes from

From on- + glide. Compare Middle English ongliden (“to glide over”).

verb
  1. To produce this sound.

Where this word comes from

From on- + glide. Compare Middle English ongliden (“to glide over”).

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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.