spirant
Noun
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is a type of: continuant, continuant consonant - consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tractsubtypes: sibilant, sibilant consonant - a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)same as: fricative, fricative consonant
Adjective
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similar to: soft - (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh')
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