laryngealize

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verb

To articulate as a laryngeal sound, to produce (a sound) through or with action of the larynx.

OriginEnglish laryngeal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← New Latin laryngeus →
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Meanings

verblaryngealize (third-person singular simple present laryngealizes, present participle laryngealizing, simple past and past participle laryngealized)

present singular third person laryngealizes · participle present laryngealizing · participle past laryngealized · past laryngealized

  1. human sciencesTo articulate as a laryngeal sound, to produce (a sound) through or with action of the larynx.
  2. human sciencesTo modify (a pronunciation or a sound) by constricting the larynx.

    But creaky or laryngealized quality throughout whole stretches of very low-pitched speech characterize boredom, reluctance [etc.] Children typically laryngealize their voice for coaxing adults.

    1993, Fernando Poyatos, Paralanguage, page 209

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekλᾰ́ρῠγξ (lắrŭnx)
  2. Latinlarynx
  3. New Latinlaryngeus
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  6. Englishlaryngeal
  7. Englishlaryngealize

From laryngeal + -ize.

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APA

laryngealize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laryngealize

MLA

“laryngealize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laryngealize. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “laryngealize,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laryngealize.

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