The present participle of dentalize; the ongoing process of changing a sound to be pronounced with the tongue at or near the teeth.
Present participle of 'dentalize,' formed by adding '-ing' to the verb stem. It describes the action currently happening or a habitual process.
People dentalizing their consonants when they mumble or speak casually is why slurred speech often becomes harder to understand—the sounds literally move to different locations in your mouth!
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