Usually means: Changing a vowel into two sounds.
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We found 6 dictionaries that define the word diphthongizing:

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  1. diphthongizing: Merriam-Webster
  2. diphthongizing: Collins English Dictionary
  3. diphthongizing: Vocabulary.com
  4. diphthongizing: Wiktionary
  5. diphthongizing: Dictionary.com
  6. diphthongizing: TheFreeDictionary.com

(Note: See diphthongize as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (diphthongize)

verb:  (transitive, phonetics) To change to a diphthong, as by inserting or removing a vowel.
verb:  (intransitive, phonetics) To become a diphthong.
▸ Also see diphthongize


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