spirant, adj.
of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
<adj.all>
continuant fricative sibilant spirant strident
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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')
<adj.all>
continuant fricative sibilant spirant strident