Fricative
Fricative noun - A continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract.
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Synonyms for Fricative
Implosive
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- consonant and fricative
- consonant and implosive
- liquid and fricative
- liquid and implosive
- click and fricative
- click and implosive
- phone and fricative
- phone and implosive
- affricate and fricative
- affricate and implosive
- sibilant and fricative
- sibilant and implosive
- spirant and fricative
- spirant and implosive
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Implosive and Fricative. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fricative/implosive
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