Synonyms: fricative, fricative consonant, spirant
Definition: a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
Similar words: continuant, continuant consonant
Definition: consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract
Synonyms: sibilant, spirant, continuant, strident, fricative
Definition: of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
Similar words: soft
Definition: (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')