nasalize (redirected from nasalizing)

na·sal·ize  (nz-lz)

tr. & intr.v. na·sal·ized, na·sal·iz·ing, na·sal·iz·es

To make nasal or produce nasal sounds.

---

nasal·i·zation (nz-l-zshn) n.

---

nasalize, nasalise [ˈneɪz^əˌlaɪz]

vb

(Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) (tr) to pronounce nasally

nasalization , nasalisation n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	nasalize - speak nasally or through the nose; "In this part of the country, people tend to nasalize" nasalise nasalise, nasalize - pronounce with a lowered velum; "She nasalizes all her vowels" enounce, enunciate, pronounce, sound out, articulate, say - speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"
	2.	nasalize - pronounce with a lowered velum; "She nasalizes all her vowels" nasalise nasalise, nasalize - speak nasally or through the nose; "In this part of the country, people tend to nasalize" enounce, enunciate, pronounce, sound out, articulate, say - speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"

Translations

nasalize [ˈneɪzəlaɪz] VT → nasalizar; (twangingly) → pronunciar con timbre gangoso

nasalize

vt → nasalieren

nasalize [ˈneɪzəˌlaɪz] vt → nasalizzare