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GLOTTAL PLOSIVE

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There is 1 meaning of the phrase Glottal Plosive.

Glottal Plosive - as a noun

A stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis; as in the sudden onset of a vowel

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
glottal catchglottal stop

Example Sentences

"The glottal plosive is a type of consonantal sound."
"In English, the glottal plosive is found in words like 'uh-oh' and 'uh-huh'."
"The glottal plosive is represented by the IPA symbol [ʔ]."
"Some languages, such as Arabic and Hawaiian, have the glottal plosive as a phoneme."
"The glottal plosive is also called a glottal stop."
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