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stuttering: easy onset (gentle onset)


Starting the voicing of a sound, syllable or word at a slow, smooth rate. The duration of each syllable within a word is stretched for up to two seconds. The easy onset is relaxed, and produced without effort: also referred to as gentle onset.*

*Reprinted with permission from Hood, Stephen B. (editor) Stuttering Words, third edition Paperback 1997 available from Stuttering Foundation of America



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