unround
/ʌnˈraʊnd/
verb
- To change the shape of the lips from a rounded to a spread or neutral position when pronouncing a sound.
- When learning French, she had to practice not unrounding certain vowels.
- In some dialects, speakers unround the vowel in 'cot' so it sounds like 'cat'.
- The linguist asked the student to unround their lips for the 'ee' sound.
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