fricative
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/ˈfɹɪkətɪv/
English
Definitions
noun
- Any of several sounds produced by air flowing through a constriction in the oral cavity and typically producing a sibilant, hissing, or buzzing quality; a fricative consonant.
adjective
- Produced by air flowing through a restriction in the oral cavity.
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Synonyms
spirantsoftsibilantfricative consonantvelarbilabiallabiodentalcontinuantallophonevoicelessuvularfricatizationaffricatelateral fricativedental fricativesuffricate