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glottal stop

/ˈglɑtəl stɑp/ /ˈglɒtəl stɒp/
noun
GeneralLinguistics
  1. 1 gırtlak vuruşu, gırtlak patlamalısı countable

Definition (English)

A speech sound made by briefly closing the vocal folds, used in many accents in place of "t" between vowels.

Example Sentences

  1. A glottal stop replaced the t in butter in his London accent.
    Londra aksanında butter kelimesindeki t yerine gırtlak vuruşu kullanılıyordu.
  2. Many young English speakers now use a glottal stop in words like water.
    Birçok genç İngilizce konuşucusu artık water gibi kelimelerde gırtlak vuruşu kullanıyor.