diphthong
dip thawng
- n a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another
- Through it all, Crowley moves like a recording angel, catching every nuance, every diphthong of homosexual patter.
- Moreover, Griffith finds that the trademark Brooklyn diphthong oi also appears in many Gaelic words; taoiseach (leader) and barbaroi (barbarians), for example.
- The printer could not read his handwriting, set up only the initial diphthong.