glottal fry
noun/ˌɡlɒtl ˈfraɪ/
/ˌɡlɑːtl ˈfraɪ/
(also vocal fry)
[uncountable, countable] (phonetics)- a way of speaking in which air moves slowly through the vocal cords, producing a long, very low popping sound which may be difficult to hear, used by some speakers at the end of sentences
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