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1. (

• fricative_consonant ,
• fricative ,
• spirant

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

1. (

• fricative ,
• continuant ,
• sibilant ,
• spirant ,
• strident

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