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Meanings of oral stop in English

Russian
плозив
Portuguese
consoante explosiva
Spanish
consonante explosiva
Catalan
consonant oclusiva
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Consonant in which the vocal tract is blocked so that all airflow ceases.

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плозив
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Examples for "stop"
Examples for "stop"
1
May I suggest the responsible authorities take measures to stop this problem?
The Irish Times
2
The source said the aim was to stop weapons arriving by sea.
Reuters
3
But perhaps market forces can stop crimes that law enforcement officials cannot.
Wired
4
I think we need legislation protecting good faith efforts to stop spam.
Wired
5
Toyota said there would be no need to stop production in Europe.
Reuters
1
When he stuttered over the plosive sounds, spittle flew from his lips.
IT
2
You need to make a "plosive" sound.
The Guardian
3
Luckily, dialect coach Erik Singer is here to help you distinguish a voiceless alveolar lateral fricative from a uvular plosive.
Wired
4
The question of navigation solved, the two next devoted themselves to perfecting the "X-plosive bullet," as Seaton called it.
The Skylark of Space
5
Microphones are very susceptible to big bursts of air and can be easily overwhelmed by plosive consonants ('p' is one of the worst offenders).
Radio NZ
1
Microphones are very susceptible to big bursts of air and can be easily overwhelmed by plosive consonants ('p' is one of the worst offenders).
Radio NZ