continuant

continuant is a 10-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Continuing; prolonged; sustained; as, a continuant sound. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 17 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Continuing; prolonged; sustained; as, a continuant sound.
2. noun. A continuant sound; a letter whose sound may be prolonged.
3. noun. consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract
4. adjective. of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')

   Synonyms: fricative, sibilant, spirant, strident

Synonyms

fricative, sibilant, spirant, strident

Common word forms

continuantly

Words from these letters

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