Definition of Spirant

  • 1. A continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract Noun
  • 2. Of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as f', s', z', or th' in both thin' and then') Adjective Satellite

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