fronting

To face (on, to); to be pointed in a given direction.

To face, be opposite to.

To face up to, to meet head-on, to confront.

To adorn the front of; to put on the front.

To pronounce with the tongue in a front position.

To move (a word or clause) to the start of a sentence.

To act as a front (for); to cover (for).

To lead or be the spokesperson of (a campaign, organisation etc.).

To provide money or financial assistance in advance to.

To assume false or disingenuous appearances.

To deceive or attempt to deceive someone with false or disingenuous appearances (on).

To appear before.

“to front court”

A process whereby a vowel or a consonant is pronounced farther to the front of the vocal tract than some reference point.

A phonological relationship where a front vowel is found in place of a relative back vowel in an inflected form of a word.

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.

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).

An act of putting on a false façade to impress people.