Phrase guide
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Sound
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noun
A low creaky vocal vibration caused by rapid vibration of the vocal chords, common in some languages such as Finnish. In English, often associated with older Received Pronunciation and more recent North American speech patterns.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: creaky phonation, creaky voice, glottal fry, popcorning
Antonyms: none provided
History
From the resemblance of the noise to the sound of hot fat sputtering in a skillet.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
