Meaning : A continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract.
Synonyms : fricative, fricative consonant
Meaning : Of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then').
Synonyms : continuant, fricative, sibilant, strident
Spirant meaning in Bengali (Bangla).