[{"word":"fronting","phonetic":"/ˈfɹʌntɪŋ/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈfɹʌntɪŋ/","audio":"https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/fronting-au.mp3","sourceUrl":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=79293786","license":{"name":"BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0"}}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To face (on, to); to be pointed in a given direction.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To face, be opposite to.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To face up to, to meet head-on, to confront.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To adorn the front of; to put on the front.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To pronounce with the tongue in a front position.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To move (a word or clause) to the start of a sentence.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To act as a front (for); to cover (for).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To lead or be the spokesperson of (a campaign, organisation etc.).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To provide money or financial assistance in advance to.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To assume false or disingenuous appearances.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To deceive or attempt to deceive someone with false or disingenuous appearances (on).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To appear before.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to front court"}],"synonyms":["feign","put on airs"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A process whereby a vowel or a consonant is pronounced farther to the front of the vocal tract than some reference point.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A phonological relationship where a front vowel is found in place of a relative back vowel in an inflected form of a word.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An analogous relationship between the vowel sounds in a dialect of a language relative to the language standard or an earlier form of the language.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The movement of a word of phrase to nearer the beginning of a sentence or clause than it would usually appear, often for emphasis. May also occur as part of the standard syntax of particular constructions (e.g. wh-fronting).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An act of putting on a false façade to impress people.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/front","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fronting"]}]