The act of removing vowel sounds or vocal quality from speech, words, or in some cases, animals.
Present participle of devocalize, using the -ing suffix to show the ongoing action of removing vocal elements.
When you naturally devocalize in conversation—like dropping vowels in fast speech to say 'th's' instead of 'the'—you're actually using a universal shortcut that all languages exploit!
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