glottal
Origin of glottal
1Other words from glottal
- sub·glot·tal, adjective
- sub·glot·tal·ly, adverb
- su·per·glot·tal, adjective
- su·per·glot·tal·ly, adverb
Words Nearby glottal
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How to use glottal in a sentence
In standard English the h is a glottal continuant only when there is precise and emphatic utterance.
The Sounds of Spoken English | Walter RippmannThe glottal lips open partly by yielding sidewise,—that is, they are compressed,—and partly by being shoved upward and outward.
The Psychology of Singing | David C. TaylorThe backward apostrophe probably represents the glottal stop; the simple apostrophe may indicate the same sound.
Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained | James StevensonThe glottal lips vibrate differently for the different vowels.
The Psychology of Singing | David C. TaylorThe language was rich in glottal stops, clicks and guttural strangling sounds.
Planet of the Damned | Harry Harrison
British Dictionary definitions for glottal
/ (ˈɡlɒtəl) /
of or relating to the glottis
phonetics articulated or pronounced at or with the glottis
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