Retroflex
Retroflex verb - Articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate.
Usage example: Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants
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Say and Retroflex. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/retroflex/say
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