glottalize

[ glot-l-ahyz ]

verb (used with object),glot·tal·ized, glot·tal·iz·ing.Phonetics.
  1. to pronounce with glottal coarticulation.

Origin of glottalize

1
First recorded in 1945–50; glottal + -ize
  • Also especially British, glot·tal·ise .

Other words from glottalize

  • glot·tal·i·za·tion, noun

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