spirant

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spirant Definition

• (n) a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
• (s) of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f'', `s'', `z'', or `th'' in both `thin'' and `then'')

spirant Synonyms

• fricative
• fricative consonant
• sibilant
• spirant