twang - pronounce with a nasal twang

devoice - utter with tense vocal chords

raise - pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth; "raise your `o'"

lilt - articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way

palatalise, palatalize - pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate

nasalise, nasalize - speak nasally or through the noze; "In this part of the country, people tend to nasalize"

mispronounce - pronounce a word incorrectly

aspirate - pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds

vocalize, voice, vocalise, sound - utter with vibrating vocal chords

retroflex - articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate; "Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants"

subvocalise, subvocalize - articulate without making audible sounds; "she was reading to herself and merely subvocalized"

syllabise, syllabize - utter with distinct articulation of each syllable; "The poet syllabized the verses he read"

drawl - lengthen and slow down or draw out; "drawl one's vowels"

labialise, labialize, round - pronounce with rounded lips

lisp - speak with a lisp

accent, accentuate, stress - put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"

vowelise, vowelize, vocalise, vocalize - pronounce as a vowel; "between two consonants, this liquid is vowelized"

click - produce a click; "Xhosa speakers click"

trill - pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r'; "Some speakers trill their r's"

sibilate - pronounce with an initial sibilant

flap - pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds

explode - cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/

roll - pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/; "She rolls her r's"

adjudge, declare, hold - declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent"

acquit, assoil, exculpate, exonerate, discharge, clear - pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"

convict - find or declare guilty; "The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced"

nasalise, nasalize - pronounce with a lowered velum; "She nasalizes all her vowels"

tout - advertize in strongly positive terms; "This product was touted as a revolutionary invention"

rule, find - decide on and make a declaration about; "find someone guilty"

qualify - pronounce fit or able; "She was qualified to run the marathon"; "They nurses were qualified to administer the injections"

disqualify - declare unfit; "She was disqualified for the Olympics because she was a professional athlete"

intonate, intone - speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone; "please intonate with sadness"