downglide
English
Etymology
down + glide
Noun
downglide (plural downglides)
- (phonology) A downward glide.
- 2011, Britta Mondorf, Gender Differences in English Syntax, page 56:
- Assuming that upglides signal tentativeness, interpersonal meaning and doubt, stereotypical belief would expect women to favour upglides rather than downglides.
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Coordinate terms
- upglide