fricative
Collocations
3ADJ.
linguolabial
VERB + FRICATIVE
uses, voiced
FRICATIVE + NOUN
hebrew
Definitions
noun
Any of several speech sounds produced by air flowing through a constriction in the oral cavity and typically producing a sibilant, hissing, or buzzing quality; a fricative consonant.
Watt listened for a time, for the voice was far from unmelodious. The fricatives in particular were pleasing.
adj
produced by air flowing through a restriction in the oral cavity.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a n
- spirant
adjective — of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constrict
- continuant
- sibilant
- spirant
- strident
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
3Watt listened for a time, for the voice was far from unmelodious. The fricatives in particular were pleasing.
WiktionaryAshkenazi Hebrew uses a sibilant fricative where Yemenite Hebrew has a non-sibilant fricative.
Tatoeba · #8115449Can you make a voiced linguolabial fricative?
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