glottal stops. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
And 'glottal' is such a perfect descriptor, I know exactly what you mean by that and plan to use it every chance I get!. From Wordnik.com. [LesNez Manoumalia: Perfume Review] Reference
The only noise she makes is a harsh glottal snore. From Wordnik.com. [One-Way Ticket] Reference
I'm trying to figure out what glottal suspense is. From Wordnik.com. [Gotta let that fool loose, deep inside your soul] Reference
Plus, it can be said with a glottal stop on the 't'. From Wordnik.com. [Pointing The Finger] Reference
I cannot get past his risible cultivated glottal stop. From Wordnik.com. [Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister?] Reference
"In stenography," replies Tchitcherine, his g a little glottal. From Wordnik.com. [Gravity's Rainbow]
A Japanese monster movie, dubbed into extremely glottal German. From Wordnik.com. [Multicultural Experiences] Reference
Yikes, the glottal attacks in ever phrase Marton sings are scary!. From Wordnik.com. [Oggi rivivi in me!] Reference
He said, “WOH…..long pause after the glottal stop… uhhh.”. From Wordnik.com. [coconut cups] Reference
'Don't call me that,' she said, her voice a series of glottal sobs. From Wordnik.com. [A Place of Execution]
The final -t is known to have eroded to a glottal stop by this time. From Wordnik.com. [A Minoan word for red dye] Reference
"No, you confused the mid-glottal with the frontal glottal," Rod says. From Wordnik.com. [Obama echoes the phrase that made me turn against Kerry.] Reference
It was difficult and he stumbled over the clicks and hard glottal stops. From Wordnik.com. [Orphan Star]
Learning Valluno…or, learning the aspirated ch, k, t and glottal k/c ». From Wordnik.com. [Livin’ The Dream] Reference
February 28th, 2006 at 10: 20 pm PST gelled golfers, Marlene. glottal Airbus?. From Wordnik.com. [Google Blog Search – First Impressions] Reference
The language was rich in glottal stops, clicks and guttural strangling sounds. From Wordnik.com. [Planet of the Damned] Reference
I'm Scottish and talk like it, so I say Wii-FIT but with a glottal stop at the end. From Wordnik.com. [Pointing The Finger] Reference
The gardenia-like tiare and resinous, glottal amber warm the scent like morning sun. From Wordnik.com. [LesNez Manoumalia: Perfume Review] Reference
Jal spewed out a series of foreign words, all liquid vowels and disturbing glottal stops. From Wordnik.com. [Fire Dancer]
Come back when you're thirty years younger and have mastered the art of the glottal stop. From Wordnik.com. [Telly Ho] Reference
It's too late to fake a glottal injury of some kind or claim a sudden onset of Tourette's. From Wordnik.com. [A Reminder] Reference
The language was breathy and sharp-toned, with clicks and glottal stops and frequent harsh joinings. From Wordnik.com. [Kahawa]
My immediate thought is that a glottal stop segment preceding a plain voiced stop seems phonetically weird. From Wordnik.com. [Winter's Law in Balto-Slavic, "Hybrid Theory" and phonation - Part 1] Reference
If something had popped Dickie's glottal cork, the resulting laugh-blast would have blown out all the windows. From Wordnik.com. [Villa Incognito]
Whether they required chatting, whistling, clicking, harsh glottal stops, or signs, he'd been able to master them all. From Wordnik.com. [The Howling Stones]
He said it in that irritating Estuary English that was becoming so fashionable, a glottal stop in place of the tin got. From Wordnik.com. [In the Presence of the Enemy]
It was the glottal stop element that supposedly lengthened the preceding vowel and caused acute i.e. rising tonal accent1. From Wordnik.com. [Winter's Law in Balto-Slavic, "Hybrid Theory" and phonation - Part 1] Reference
Now, Ken was the big silent type, not because he had nothing to say but because of his deep nasal twang and severe glottal stop. From Wordnik.com. [Drowned Hopes]
When she had entered her plea previously, it was in a thick north London accent: "not guil'y", with a glottal stop instead of a T. From Wordnik.com. [At The Baby P Trial] Reference
If you could hear their silences after the still-point of their glottal ravings into the air that no one hears, you would agree. From Wordnik.com. [s Monster on a Table] Reference
His reinterpretation of Winter's Law was that the implosives somehow developed a glottal stop segment preceding a plain voiced stop. From Wordnik.com. [Winter's Law in Balto-Slavic, "Hybrid Theory" and phonation - Part 1] Reference
True, but it's obvious that having a catchy name, a crooked smile and an annoying glottal delivery apparently play well at CNN Central. From Wordnik.com. [Bill Mann: CNN's Five Most Annoying "Personalities"] Reference
She made a rather rude glottal noise in response to this notion, and turned her back on him, lifting the long veil of hair off her neck. From Wordnik.com. [A Breath of Snow and Ashes]
While I could ruminate on the glottal laziness that turns probably into pro'ly, I was too taken with his amazingly vile view of humanity. From Wordnik.com. [Tallulah Morehead: Survivor Tocantins: Harry Potter and the Dunghole of Tocantins.] Reference
LearnThatWord and the Open Dictionary of English are programs by LearnThat Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit.
Questions? Feedback? We want to hear from you!
Email us
or click here for instant support.
Copyright © 2005 and after - LearnThat Foundation. Patents pending.