uvular

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Adjective
  • Meanwhile, a weasel-like animal called a fisher waited nearby, making glottal noises inside a wire trap.
    Elizabeth Miller, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2022
  • The language is famously difficult with tones and glottal stops unlike anything in English.
    David Kelly, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2021
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“Uvular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uvular. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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