ಅರ್ಥ : A continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : fricative, fricative consonant
ಅರ್ಥ : Of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then').
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : continuant, fricative, sibilant, strident