Synonyms for continuant

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strident · fricative · sibilant

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Adjective

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Continuing; prolonged; sustained.

Example sentences

• strident I don't like their music; I find the singer's voice strident.
• fricative Can you make a voiced linguolabial fricative?
• sibilant He had trouble pronouncing the sibilant letters.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

soft¹

8 letters

strident², sibilant

9 letters

fricative

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (strident² = 2 syllables).