glottal
[glot-l]
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Origin of glottal
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Related Words for glottal
rasping, low, grating, husky, thick, rough, gruff, harsh, hoarse, inarticulate, sepulchral, throaty, glottal, gravellyExamples from the Web for glottal
Historical Examples of glottal
The language was rich in glottal stops, clicks and guttural strangling sounds.
Planet of the DamnedHarry Harrison
In standard English the h is a glottal continuant only when there is precise and emphatic utterance.
The Sounds of Spoken EnglishWalter Rippmann
The glottal lips open partly by yielding sidewise,—that is, they are compressed,—and partly by being shoved upward and outward.
The Psychology of SingingDavid C. Taylor
The backward apostrophe probably represents the glottal stop; the simple apostrophe may indicate the same sound.
Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections ObtainedJames Stevenson
The glottal lips vibrate differently for the different vowels.
The Psychology of SingingDavid C. Taylor
glottal
- of or relating to the glottis
- phonetics articulated or pronounced at or with the glottis
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Word Origin and History for glottal
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glottal
(glŏt′l)- Of or relating to the glottis.
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