English Dictionary

velarize

/ˈviːləɹaɪz/

verb

(phonology) To raise the back of the tongue toward the velum while articulating another consonant, such as the l of English pool. / (phonology) To replace a (usually more front) consonant with a velar.

She velarizes the consonant in her pronunciation.

意味（1）

(phonology) To raise the back of the tongue toward the velum while articulating another consonant, such as the l of English pool.

意味（2）

(phonology) To replace a (usually more front) consonant with a velar.

In several dialects of Central German, the cluster -nd- has been velarized to -ng-.