offglide

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UK/ˈɒfɡlaɪd/US/ˈɑfɡlaɪd/

noun

A phase while the articulators are moving away from their position in articulating a speech sound.

Opposite
onglide
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Meanings

nounoffglide (plural offglides)

plural offglides · alternative off-glide

  1. human sciencesA phase while the articulators are moving away from their position in articulating a speech sound.
  2. human sciencesThe final, weaker part of a complex vowel, such as a diphthong, as the /ɪ/ sound of the /ɔɪ/ in English boy.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
onglide

Origin

From off + glide.

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Cite this entry
APA

offglide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/offglide

MLA

“offglide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/offglide. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “offglide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/offglide.

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