Strident and Spirant

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Strident adjective - 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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Spirant is a synonym for strident. In some cases you can use "Spirant" instead an adjective "Strident".

Nearby Words: stride, stridency, stridently, striding

Spirant adjective - 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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Strident is a synonym for spirant. You can use "Strident" instead an adjective "Spirant".

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Spirant and Strident. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/strident/spirant

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