continuant

(noun, adjective)

adjective

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

Similar word(s): soft, fricative, sibilant, spirant, strident

Sentences with continuant as an adjective:

- a continuant sound

noun

1. consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract

Definition categories: communication, obstruent