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fricative

noun
/ˈfɹɪkətɪv/UK/ˈfɾɪkətɪv/

Etymology

From New Latin fricatīvus, from Latin fricāre (“to rub”).

  1. derived from fricō — “to rub”
  2. borrowed from fricatīvus

Definitions

  1. Any of several speech sounds produced by air flowing through a constriction in the oral…

    Any of several speech sounds produced by air flowing through a constriction in the oral cavity and typically producing a sibilant, hissing, or buzzing quality; a fricative consonant.

    • Watt listened for a time, for the voice was far from unmelodious. The fricatives in particular were pleasing.

  2. produced by air flowing through a restriction in the oral cavity.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for fricative. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA