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nouna continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
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adjectiveof speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
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Definition that contains fricative
- hissing a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
- hiss a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
- fizzle a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
- hushing a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
- sibilation a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
- affricative a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy')
- affricate a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy')
- affricate consonant a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy')