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Like some consonant stops
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plosive
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Word definitions for plosive in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. produced by complete closure of the oral passage and subsequent release with a burst of air (as `p' and `d' in `pit' or `dog')
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (context phonetics English) Produced in this way. n. (context phonetics English) Sound produced from opening a previously closed oral passage; for example, when pronouncing the sound /p/ in "pug".
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
type of consonantal sound, 1899, from explosive . As an adjective from 1909.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A clearer case of neutralisation can be found in the case of plosives following s in syllable-initial position. ▪ Notice that of the plosives and fricatives there is one voiceless set and one voiced set.
Usage examples of plosive.
The dragon leapt after Knot, trailing little plosive puffs of smoke in his wake.
The only sounds were the flutter of flames, the occasional ex- plosive snap of a splitting board, and, when the breeze was from the north, the muttered conversation of tree frogs.
Kirk, the Klingons have secreted an ex- plosive device of small size but tremendous triggering power in your .
The tap-shuffle, tap-shuffle of her gait echoed against the dark silent buildings, little lost plosives of sound.
When she spoke, her voice was full and rich though she had a little trouble with her plosives, but her Trade-Min was clear and easily understood.
Their language was full of sharp tongue clicks and plosives spat from the back of the mouth.
He could make the beginning, elementary sounds, but was unable to form an s, I, or w or thestop plosives, were and do.
The tap-shuffle, tap-shuffle of her gait echoed against the dark silent buildings, little lost plosives of sound.
For this reason, people who are used to hearing the unvoiced sounds pronounced as aspirated variants may (wrongly) perceive unaspirated unvoiced plosives as their voiced counterparts.
When he stuttered over the plosive sounds, spittle flew from his lips.