continuant

US /kənˈtɪnjuənt/
UK /kənˈtɪnjuənt/
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a speech sound produced by a continuous stream of air passing through a constricted vocal tract, such as 'f', 's', 'm', or 'l'.

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Fricatives and nasals are types of continuants.
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The phonetics class studied the production of various continuants.
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fricativenasalliquidglide
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stopplosive
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denoting a speech sound produced by a continuous stream of air passing through the vocal tract without complete obstruction.

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The 's' sound is a continuant consonant.
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Many English consonants are continuant sounds.
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sustainedprolonged
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non-continuantstop
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continuecontinuouscontinuitycontinuouslycontinuallycontinuationcontinual