fricative

IPA: frˈɪkʌtɪv

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

Examples of "fricative" in Sentences

Two phonemes: a voiced dental fricative and a schwa.
But a Spanish J is not the equivalent of a Y, it is a velar fricative.
With all the grace on offer, you quibble at the absence of the word "fricative"?
I never noticed that "fricative" sounded close to a bad word, though, until I said it to my dad and he acted shocked.
The S is substituted there with an English H or the velar fricative that in Spanish is nowadays a J in many occasions.
Similarly, "fricative" consonants are soft-sounding like the "f" in "five" and convey a sense of smallness, he says, while
Yes, it's about a complete cessation of airflow with a sudden release -- a 'plosive' -- rather than a restriction causing 'fricative' turbulence.
Now, considering the post you linked to regarding the potential phonetic realization of Minoan "d" and "z": would that man that "z" as a fricative is a "th" sound?
It's safest for this magazine's sanity if I substitute the words "chuffing" and "todd" for the concomitant seven- and four-letter words Bruce quietly drops everywhere, through habit rather than guile or anger; fricative and plosive, they're actually right in almost all contexts.