downglide
nounEtymology From down + glide.
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Human sciences, Linguistics, Phonology, Sciences A downward glide.
- Assuming that upglides signal tentativeness, interpersonal meaning and doubt, stereotypical belief would expect women to favour upglides rather than downglides.2011, Britta Mondorf, Gender Differences in English Syntax, page 56:
- Coordinate terms
- upglide