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glottalling

glottalling noun: the use of the glottal plosive in place of a sound, typically /t/.

Noun

glottalling (uncountable)

  1. The use of the glottal plosive in place of a sound, typically /t/.

Origin of glottalling

From glottal + -ing.

Questions about glottalling

What does glottalling mean?
Glottalling means the use of the glottal plosive in place of a sound, typically /t/.
What part of speech is glottalling?
Glottalling is a noun.

Words near glottalling in the dictionary

  1. glottalizations
  2. glottalize
  3. glottalized
  4. glottalizes
  5. glottalizing
  6. glottalling
  7. glottally
  8. glottals
  9. glottic
  10. glottidean
  11. glottides

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