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Definition glottal stop in British English

glottal stop noun

[countable] noun
1

a sound made by stopping air as it passes through your throat. In some varieties of spoken English a glottal stop is often used instead of a 't' sound in the middle or at the end of a word.

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Definition glottal stop in British English