glottal catch : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: glottal catch	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for glottal catch
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
glottal catch n a stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis; as in the sudden onset of a vowel Synonym(s): glottal stop, glottal plosive, glottal catch
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Glottal \Glot"tal\, a. Of or pertaining to, or produced by, the glottis; glottic. {Glottal catch}, an effect produced upon the breath or voice by a sudden opening or closing of the glotts. --Sweet.