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glottalise

glottalise is the alternative spelling of glottalize.

Meaning of glottalize

Verb

glottalize (third-person singular simple present glottalizes, present participle glottalizing, simple past and past participle glottalized)

  1. To apply glottalization while articulating another sound.

Forms of glottalise

third-person singular presentglottalises
present participleglottalising
past participleglottalised
pastglottalised

Origin of glottalise

From glottal + -ise.

Questions about glottalise

What is glottalise the alternative spelling of?
Glottalise is the alternative spelling of glottalize.

Words near glottalise in the dictionary

  1. glottalic airstreams
  2. glottalically
  3. glottaling
  4. glottalisation
  5. glottalisations
  6. glottalise
  7. glottalised
  8. glottalises
  9. glottalising
  10. glottality
  11. glottalization

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