DICTIONARY ENTRY
2 SYLLABLES
spirant
/'spaɪrənt/ · spaɪrənt
Spirant has 2 syllables: spi · rant.
spi
01
rant
02
noun. A continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract.
adjective. Of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then').
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