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Definition plosive in American English

plosive noun

[countable] noun
/ˈploʊsɪv/
1

a sound that you make by quickly stopping your breath leaving your mouth and then suddenly letting it go again. The sounds "k," "p," and "t" are plosives.

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Definition plosive in American English