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Meaning of spirant
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spirant (n)
a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
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spirant (s)
of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
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a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract, of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage
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The [θ] sound in "thin" is a voiceless dental spirant.
The [v] sound in "voice" is a voiced labiodental spirant.
Spirants are sounds that are produced with a narrow opening in the vocal tract, resulting in audible friction.
The [ʃ] sound in "shin" is a voiceless postalveolar spirant.
