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spirant

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Adjective

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

Noun

a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract

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Synonyms:
fricative continuant sibilant strident fricative consonant

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "spirant":
spirant sprint
Words contain "spirant":
antiperspirant aspirant genus spiranthes spirant spiranthes spiranthes cernua spiranthes porrifolia spiranthes romanzoffiana spiranthes spiralis

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