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The syllable 'glɪ'

/glɪ/

Phonetic Ponunciation of the syllable 'glɪ'

Sound	Tongue	Lips	Jaw	Air	Vocal Chords
/g/	The back part of the tongue reaches up and touches the soft palate, cutting off the air. The tongue pulls away and the air flows.	The lips position depends on the sound that comes next.		First, the air stops. Then it flows.	The vocal cords vibrate.
/l/	The tongue is against the back of the upper teeth.			The air flows around the sides of the mouth.	The vocal cords vibrate.
/ɪ/	The tongue raises high in the mouth. It moves to the front of the mouth. Then the tip of the tongue moves behind the bottom front teeth. The tongue remains relaxed in the front of the mouth.	The lips separated and relaxed.	The jaw drops and the mouth opens a little bit.		The vocal cords vibrate.

Examples of words with the /glɪ/ syllable

smuggling /ˈ s m ʌ g l ɪ ŋ/