retroflex

Adjective
  1. Bent or curved backward (synset 300204622)
    similar to: backward - directed or facing toward the back or rear
    same as: retroflexed
  2. Pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate (synset 300203394)
    referred to in: linguistics - the scientific study of language
    similar to: backward - directed or facing toward the back or rear
    same as: cacuminal
Verb
  1. Bend or turn backward (synset 202040343)
    is a type of: bend, flex - form a curve
    same as: replicate
  2. Articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate (synset 200981443)
    "Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants"
    is a type of: articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say, sound out - speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way

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