glottal catch
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| Noun | 1. | glottal catch - a stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis; as in the sudden onset of a vowel occlusive, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop consonant, stop - a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are too aspirated" |
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