noun🔗ShareIngressivlautA speech sound in which the air stream is created by drawing air in through the mouth or nose."The language student struggled to produce a clear ingressive, as drawing air inward felt unnatural. "Der Sprachschüler hatte Schwierigkeiten, einen klaren Ingressivlaut zu erzeugen, da das Einziehen von Luft unnatürlich wirkte.phoneticslinguisticslanguagesoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareEingehend, eintretendGoing or directed inward, entering."The vacuum cleaner's ingressive force pulled the dust bunnies from under the couch. "Die eingreifende Kraft des Staubsaugers zog die Staubflusen unter der Couch hervor.directionlanguagelinguisticsphoneticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareZugänglich, empfänglichOpen to entry or examination."The chances that your Internet activity is being monitored are low, despite the ingressive nature of the modern Internet environment."Die Wahrscheinlichkeit, dass Ihre Internetaktivitäten überwacht werden, ist gering, trotz der Zugänglichkeit der modernen Internetumgebung.aspectqualitytendencyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareIngressiv(of a speech sound) Uttered by drawing air inward through the mouth or nose.""The click sound in some African languages is an ingressive consonant, meaning the air flows into the mouth when it's pronounced." "Der Klicklaut in einigen afrikanischen Sprachen ist ein ingressiver Konsonant, was bedeutet, dass die Luft beim Aussprechen in den Mund strömt.phoneticslanguagelinguisticssoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareIngressiv, beginnend(grammar) Aspectually indicating that an action is about to be entered or is in the process of being entered."The speaker's "uh..." before starting her presentation was an ingressive pause, signaling she was about to begin. "Das „Ähm…“ des Redners vor Beginn ihrer Präsentation war eine ingressive Pause, die signalisierte, dass sie gleich anfangen würde.grammarlanguagelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareEingreifend, eindringendBeing a source or channel through which water enters or once entered an area."This spring is the ingressive source of the water that flows through the cave."Diese Quelle ist die eingreifende Quelle des Wassers, das durch die Höhle fließt.geologyenvironmentareanatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
