FRICATIVES Antonyms

There are 8 antonyms of the word fricatives. (opposite meanings)

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Definition of FRICATIVES

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	stops				verbv
	noun • a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card
	affricates				nounn
	noun • a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy')
	clicks				verb, nounv, n
	noun • a short light metallic sound • a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu) • a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward • depression of a button on a computer mouse verb • move or strike with a noise • make a clicking or ticking sound • click repeatedly or uncontrollably • cause to make a snapping sound • produce a click • make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens • become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
	liquids				nounn
	adjective • existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow • changed from a solid to a liquid state noun • a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure • the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility • fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume • a frictionless continuant that is not a nasal consonant (especially `l' and `r') adjective satellite • filled or brimming with tears • clear and bright • smooth and flowing in quality; entirely free of harshness • smooth and unconstrained in movement • in cash or easily convertible to cash
	nasals				noun, adjectiven, adj
	adjective • of or in or relating to the nose noun • a consonant produced through the nose with the mouth closed • an elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose adjective satellite • sounding as if the nose were pinched
	plosives				nounn
	noun • a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
	trills				verbv
	noun • a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it • the articulation of a consonant (especially the consonant `r') with a rapid flutter of the tongue against the palate or uvula verb • pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r' • sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below
	vowels				nounn
	noun • a speech sound made with the vocal tract open • a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel