Definition
metathesizing
verb
- undergoing or causing metathesis; rearranging the order of sounds or letters in a word
Usage: linguistics; chemistry
Examples
- The word 'ask' is metathesizing when pronounced as 'aks' in some dialects.
- In chemistry, the reactants are metathesizing to form new compounds.
- Metathesizing sounds within words is a common feature of language change.
- The linguist studied how consonants were metathesizing in the historical texts.
- When two ions are metathesizing in solution, they exchange partners to create precipitates.