spirant
美 [ˈspaɪərənt]英 [ˈspaɪərənt]
- 网络摩擦音;擦音

noun
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- a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
- Synonym: fricative consonant fricative
adj
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- of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
- Synonym: fricative continuant sibilant strident
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