unvoicing

Variant of unvoice

unvoice definition

un·voice (un vo̵is′)

transitive verb unvoiced -·voiced′, unvoicing -·voic′·ing

Phonet. to make (a normally voiced sound) voiceless by uttering the corresponding voiceless sound; make surd to unvoice the s in has when saying “has to”

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