rising diphthong

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noun Phonetics.

a diphthong in which the first of two apparent vocalic elements is of lesser stress or sonority than the second, as the (wä) in guava

[gwah-vuh]. /ˈgwɑ və/.

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Origin of rising diphthong

First recorded in1885–90

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During one session, detainee Abu Zubaydah became “completely unresponsive with bubbles rising through his open full mouth.”
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The sun when he appeareth shewing forth at his rising, an admirable instrument, the work of the most High.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Rising at once he bundled up his traps, threw the line of his small hand-sledge over his shoulder, and stepped out for home.
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They crossed the bridge and rode up the gently rising, bare, and rugged ground towards Condillac.
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The crests of three tall palms immediately below him waved slightly in the rising wind.
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