glottal

Example Sentences

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It’s actually a glottal sound, meaning it emanates from the glottis, in the back of the throat — a muscle English speakers don’t get to exercise much.

From Seattle Times

Under Ms. Gustern’s guidance, she began to exhale before hitting certain notes and to pronounce an ‘h’ before glottal strikes.

From New York Times

Meanwhile, a weasel-like animal called a fisher waited nearby, making glottal noises inside a wire trap.

From Salon

People speak differently, her son picking up so-called “Multicultural London English” rather than the “Cockney vowels and glottal stops” of her father’s generation.

From Los Angeles Times

The language is famously difficult with tones and glottal stops unlike anything in English.

From Los Angeles Times