Synonyms: retroflex
Definition: articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate
Usage: Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants
Similar words: pronounce, say, sound out, enounce, enunciate, articulate
Definition: speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
Usage: She pronounces French words in a funny way; I cannot say `zip wire'; Can the child sound out this complicated word?
Synonyms: replicate, retroflex
Definition: bend or turn backward
Synonyms: retroflex, cacuminal
Definition: pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate
Synonyms: retroflex, retroflexed
Definition: bent or curved backward