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hard contact

The result of tightness or tension in the muscles of the tongue ad/or lips and/or jaw, etc., when the stutterer fears and attempts to say plosive consonant sounds such as p, b, t, d, k, g.

Definition reprinted with permission from Hood, Stephen B. (editor) available from Stuttering Foundation of America: Stuttering Words (Publication No 2: Speech Foundation of America)

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