English
Detailed Synonyms for fricative in English
fricative:
fricative adj
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fricative
– of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') 1sibilant; spirant; continuant; strident; fricative– of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') 1-
sibilant adj
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spirant adj
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continuant adj
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strident adj
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fricative adj
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fricative [the ~] noun
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the fricative
– a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract 1the spirant; the fricative; the fricative consonant– a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract 1