glottal
adjective
glot·tal
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Definition of glottal
: of, relating to, or produced in or by the glottis
glottal constriction
Examples of glottal in a Sentence
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Sloppy enunciation, glottal mayhem, off-kilter expressiveness and a general airlessness have killed some books read by the very person who created them. — Dallas News, "Don't let a bad reader ruin your audiobook experience: Here are recordings to savor — and to avoid," 20 Aug. 2019 Sloppy enunciation, glottal mayhem, off-kilter expressiveness, and a general airlessness have killed some books read by the very person who created them. — Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, "Don’t let a bad reader ruin your audiobook experience. Here are recordings to savor — and to avoid.," 5 Aug. 2019 King’s shudders and vibratos, half-shouts and glottal stops have become a synecdoche for the ongoing struggle for American freedom. — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, "The Case for Black English," 15 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'glottal.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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