GLOTTAL STOP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does glottal stop mean? 

• GLOTTAL STOP (noun)
  The noun GLOTTAL STOP has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: GLOTTAL STOP used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GLOTTAL STOP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

glottal catch; glottal plosive; glottal stop

Hypernyms ("glottal stop" is a kind of...):

occlusive; plosive; plosive consonant; plosive speech sound; stop; stop consonant (a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it)