SPIRANT

• (noun) a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract

  synonyms : fricative , fricative consonant

• (adj.) of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')

  synonyms : continuant , fricative , sibilant , strident

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