Word

retroflex, v.
(retroflexed, retroflexes, retroflexing)

articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate
<verb.communication>

retroflex

sample sentences

"Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

say, pronounce, articulate, enunciate, enounce, sound out

bend or turn backward
<verb.motion>

replicate retroflex

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

retroflexion retroflection

semantic pointers

hypernym