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Meanings of plosive consonant in English

Russian
плозив
Portuguese
consoante explosiva
Spanish
consonante explosiva
Catalan
oclusiva
Wikidata

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
    Parenchymal changes, dilated vessels, and venous occlusive disease were assessed on MR.
    Pubmed
    2
    We also investigated the occurrence of veno-occlusive disease, mucositis and graft-versus-host disease.
    Pubmed
    3
    Methods: A 22-year-old suffered severe TBI with occlusive left carotid dissection.
    Pubmed
    4
    Thirteen of 30 lesions showed angiocentric growth, which was occlusive in many cases.
    Pubmed
    5
    Utilization of percutaneous interventions for arterial and venous occlusive lesions continue to increase.
    Pubmed
    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
    Usage of plosive consonant in English
    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