English Explanatory Dictionary

g-dropping

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In English, the act of pronouncing unstressed word-final /ɪŋ/ as [ɪn] or [ən], rendered by the omission of the letter g in spelling, such as jumpin' for jumping.

Word forms

g-dropping

Related words

h-dropping
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