- (n.) A sudden compression of the air in the mouth, simultaneously with and affecting the sound made by the closure of the organs in uttering p, t or k, at the end of a syllable (see Guide to Pronunciation, //159, 189); also, a similar compression made by an upward thrust of the larynx without any accompanying explosive action, as in the peculiar sound of b, d, and g, heard in Southern Germany.
- (n.) A burstion inwards, as of a vessel from which the air has been exhausted; -- contrasted with explosion.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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