downglide

English

Etymology

down +‎ glide

Noun

downglide (plural downglides)

1. (phonology) A downward glide.
   • 2011, Britta Mondorf, Gender Differences in English Syntax, page 56:

     Assuming that upglides signal tentativeness, interpersonal meaning and doubt, stereotypical belief would expect women to favour upglides rather than downglides.

Coordinate terms

• upglide