continuant consonant

Synonyms:

continuant

Antonyms:

occlusive, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop, stop consonant

a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it

Types:

fricative, fricative consonant, spirant

a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract

sibilant, sibilant consonant

a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)

Type of:

obstruent

a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth