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labialisation — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • mouthing noun Silently shaping words with the lips without making sound.

Senses

labialisation is used for these senses in English:

  • labialization (phonology) A secondary articulatory feature of usually consonants that involves the contraction or rounding of the lips (labia) during pronunciation.
  • mouthing The act of forming a shape with the mouth, especially as part of sign language.

mouthing — full definition

  1. noun Silently shaping words with the lips without making sound.
  2. noun Empty or exaggerated talk with little real meaning.