obstruent

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English

Definitions

noun

A consonant sound formed by obstructing the airway, causing turbulence; a plosive, fricative or affricate.
Anything that obstructs, especially in the passages of the body.

adjective

Causing obstruction; blocking up.“an obstruent medicine”

Related words

Synonyms

hindering voiceless devoicing obliterative stuffed up obtrusive barful stuffed-up obloquious obstreperous bothersome confronting obstropalous hyperconstricting obnoxious jammed cropbound

Antonyms

Associated

geminate fricative velar consonants glottal phoneme palatal consonant nasal resonant syllables

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