1. pronouncing a sound through the nose; making nasal in quality
Usage: linguistics; present participle of nasalize

Examples

• The speaker was nasalizing the vowels due to a cold.
• French speakers often have difficulty nasalizing certain English sounds.
• The dialect is characterized by nasalizing final consonants.
• She noticed herself nasalizing words when her sinuses were blocked.
• The language teacher demonstrated nasalizing techniques for proper pronunciation.
• Regional accents may involve nasalizing specific phonemes.