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Definition of "epiglottal" []

  • Pertaining to the epiglottis (adjective)
  • Produced using the epiglottis (adjective)

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Use "epiglottal" in a sentence
  • "Very stuffy nose + scratchy raw throat + epiglottal snot goblins."
  • "The other is the use of "plain laryngeal" and "emphatic laryngeal" instead of "glottal" and "epiglottal", which took me a long time to figure out -- but at least the distinctions between glottal, epiglottal and pharyngeal are made at all!"
  • "They are mostly concerned with mastering the hypnotic epiglottal tone that entrances the bottom feeders, sort of like the eerie tones that only canines can hear."