1 example sentence using spirant.
Spirant used in a sentence
Spirant in a sentence as a noun
The definition for affricate made me feel real stupid again when I didn't understand almost every third word in the Google provided definition:>a phoneme which combines a plosive with an immediately following fricative or spirant sharing the same place of articulation
Spirant definitions
noun
a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
See also: fricative
adjective
of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
See also: fricative continuant sibilant strident