plosive English

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plosive Noun

— The sound produced when restricting airflow using the mouth, followed by a sudden release of air.

plosive Adjective

— A plosive sound is produced by a sudden release of air after restricting the it using the mouth.

plosive

— noun (= 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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plosive English » English

stop

occlusive

stop consonant

plosive speech sound

plosive consonant

consonant