plopping

Adjective, Noun

Denoting a consonant that is produced by stopping the airflow at a particular point and then releasing it with an audible 'explosion'.

ریشه

From Latin 'plosivus', from 'plaudere' meaning 'to clap'.

مثال

• The 'p' sound is a plosive consonant.
• English has several plosive sounds.
• The linguist studied the production of plosive sounds.