Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A speech sound produced by a momentary complete closure of the glottis, followed by an explosive release.
Wiktionary
WordNet 3.0
- n. a stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis; as in the sudden onset of a vowel
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Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘glottal stop’.
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Cuddly little consonants
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Can't Stop Won't Stop
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Interesting/mellifluous/delicious
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Prolagus http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2604 May 16, 2012
abraxaszugzwang there's a gutteral stop in my throat.
there's a gutteral stop in my throat.
the wind comes in from far and wide.
sands blow.
grains collide.
i'm changing inside.
and there's a gutteral stop in my throat.
~The Extra Glenns Mar 5, 2007
chained_bear A sound produced by the sudden opening or shutting of the glottis with an emission of breath or voice.
Usage: 1877 SWEET Handbook of Phonetics II. 6 "The most familiar example of this ‘glottal catch’ is an ordinary cough." Also, 1888, same author, History of English Sounds 1 "The Glottal stop is produced by a sudden shutting or opening of the glottis, as in a cough." Feb 5, 2007