fronting

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fronting

/ˈfɹʌntɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ʌntɪŋ

noun frontings

countable, uncountable A process whereby a vowel or a consonant is pronounced further to the front of the vocal tract than some reference point.
countable, uncountable A phonological relationship where a front vowel is found in place of a relative back vowel in an inflected form of a word.
countable, uncountable An analogous relationship between the vowel sounds in a dialect of a language relative to the language standard or an earlier form of the language.
countable, uncountable The movement of a word of phrase to nearer the beginning of a sentence or clause than it would usually appear, often for emphasis. May also occur as part of the standard syntax of particular constructions (e.g. wh-fronting).
countable, slang, uncountable An act of putting on a false façade to impress or intimidate people.

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of front

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: frontal, forepart, frontmost, foremost, forward, movement, ante, advance, advanced, presence, battlefront, front line, front man, fore, head-on, look

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@misc{fronting_2026,
  title = {fronting},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fronting},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}