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    glottal

    US /ˈglɑ:tl/

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    UK /ˈglɒtl/

    C2
    adj.AdjectiveConcerning or produced by the vocal cords
    The glottal stop is often associated with the Cockney accent.

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    How to Pronounce WATER in English (American, British & Australian Pronunciation)

    01:55How to Pronounce WATER in English (American, British & Australian Pronunciation)
    • There are also lots of Britons who pronounce the T as a glottal stop, so they say: water, water.  

      There are also lots of Britons who pronounce the T as a glottal stop, so they say: water, water.  

    • There are also lots of Britons who pronounce the T as a glottal stop, so they say... water.

      There are also lots of Britons who pronounce the T as a glottal stop, so they say... water.

    B1

    10 ways to say you are EXCITED in English | English Vocabulary Lesson

    07:3610 ways to say you are EXCITED in English | English Vocabulary Lesson
    • I can't wait." So I almost use a glottal stop in between.

      I can't wait." So I almost use a glottal stop in between.

    • so I almost used a glottal stop in between.

      so I almost used a glottal stop in between.

    A2

    How To Sing Mixed Voice - Tyler Wysong

    08:28How To Sing Mixed Voice - Tyler Wysong
    • When you create that pressure in your mouth, there's also pressure in between the vocal and glottal pressure, or pressure between the glottis.

      When you create that pressure in your mouth, there's also pressure in between the vocal and glottal pressure, or pressure between the glottis.

    A2

    THIS THESE THAT THOSE | How to USE and PRONOUNCE #Spon

    14:21THIS THESE THAT THOSE | How to USE and PRONOUNCE #Spon
    • Note that sometimes people might put a glottal stop at the end of that.

      Note that sometimes people might put a glottal stop at the end of that.

    • Note that sometimes people might put a glottal stop at the end of "that."

      Note that sometimes people might put a glottal stop at the end of "that."

    A2

    8 Ways to Speak English with an American Accent

    10:058 Ways to Speak English with an American Accent
    • when you have an N then a T then a vowel sometimes it becomes a glottal stop like Mountain or

      when you have an N then a T then a vowel sometimes it becomes a glottal stop like Mountain or

    B1

    Learn British accents and dialects – Cockney, RP, Northern, and more!

    24:06Learn British accents and dialects – Cockney, RP, Northern, and more!
    • Another example, another aspect of Cockney is the glottal stop. Words like "computer"

      Another example, another aspect of Cockney is the glottal stop. Words like "computer"

    • "t" and doing a glottal in my throat instead: "compuer", "computer", "compuer". Okay? And

      "t" and doing a glottal in my throat instead: "compuer", "computer", "compuer". Okay? And

    A2

    Learn English with STRANGER THINGS

    18:53Learn English with STRANGER THINGS
    • First, we have a tap T in "what." It sounds like a soft D sound, "duh," and it happens when a T is between two vowels in American English, like in "butter" or "a lot of." The T in "it" is what's called a glottal T.

      First, we have a tap T in "what." It sounds like a soft D sound, "duh," and it happens when a T is between two vowels in American English, like in "butter" or "a lot of." The T in "it" is what's called a glottal T.

    • So the A reduces to just a schwa sound, "uh." We have another glottal T in "minute," and all three words link together: "Wait a minute." Listen again and repeat.

      So the A reduces to just a schwa sound, "uh." We have another glottal T in "minute," and all three words link together: "Wait a minute." Listen again and repeat.

    B1

    How to cheat at pronunciation! 10 most difficult English words!

    04:45How to cheat at pronunciation! 10 most difficult English words!
    • So this T would be like a glottal T.

      So this T would be like a glottal T.

    • So, this T would be like a glottal T.

      So, this T would be like a glottal T.

    B1

    How to sound posh - Part one

    05:08How to sound posh - Part one
    • Try not use glottal T wherever possible.

      Try not use glottal T wherever possible.

    B1

    Speak English with Confidence | 5 Easy Tips For A Confident Voice | Be a Confident Public Speaker

    08:51Speak English with Confidence | 5 Easy Tips For A Confident Voice | Be a Confident Public Speaker
    • It's got what we call a glottal onset.

      It's got what we call a glottal onset.

    • and feel that same glottal onset: everyone - eats - apples.

      and feel that same glottal onset: everyone - eats - apples.

    A2