r-dropping
滴水不漏
Definitions
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Phonetics.
- : characterized by the absence of the sound in postvocalic position in the same syllable, as often encountered in speech identified with the southern and eastern United States and with most of England; r-less.
Examples
Aviation experts across the world experienced severe jaw dropping at this news.
For his part, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) has expressed his “full confidence” in Representative Scalise.
As Americans, we still have a right to air both our dirty laundry and our R-Rated films.
After a successful summer working alongside R, he officially offered her the reigns of La Domaine.
Now that Collette had left La Domaine, who was she a slave to, Collette or R?
First a shower of shells dropping all along the lower ridges and out over the surface of the Bay.
Q was a Queen, who wore a silk slip; R was a Robber, and wanted a whip.
Fancy that enormous shell dropping suddenly out of the blue on to a ship's deck swarming with troops!
Chief and most musical among these signs were the almost forgotten sounds of dropping water, and tinkling rills.
"To R——," replied the man, as he turned silently and sullenly to retrace his steps.