'Glottal catch' definitions:
Definition of 'glottal catch'
(from WordNet)
noun
A stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis; as in the sudden onset of a vowel [syn: glottal stop, glottal plosive, glottal catch]
Definition of 'Glottal catch'
From: GCIDE
- Glottal \Glot"tal\, a. Of or pertaining to, or produced by, the glottis; glottic. [1913 Webster]
- Glottal catch, an effect produced upon the breath or voice by a sudden opening or closing of the glotts. --Sweet. Glottic