g-dropping

noun

g-dropping

noun
1

In English, the act of pronouncing unstressed word-final /ɪŋ/ as [ɪn] or [ən], rendered by the omission of the letter g in spelling, such as jumpin' for jumping.

Related terms
h-dropping

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