noun Download 🔗Share A speech sound in which the air stream is created by drawing air in through the mouth or nose. Examples : "The language student struggled to produce a clear ingressive, as drawing air inward felt unnatural. " phonetics linguistics language sound Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Going or directed inward, entering. Examples : "The vacuum cleaner's ingressive force pulled the dust bunnies from under the couch. " direction language linguistics phonetics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Open to entry or examination. Examples : "The chances that your Internet activity is being monitored are low, despite the ingressive nature of the modern Internet environment." aspect quality tendency Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (of a speech sound) Uttered by drawing air inward through the mouth or nose. Examples : ""The click sound in some African languages is an ingressive consonant, meaning the air flows into the mouth when it's pronounced." " phonetics language linguistics sound Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (grammar) Aspectually indicating that an action is about to be entered or is in the process of being entered. Examples : "The speaker's "uh..." before starting her presentation was an ingressive pause, signaling she was about to begin. " grammar language linguistics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Being a source or channel through which water enters or once entered an area. Examples : "This spring is the ingressive source of the water that flows through the cave." geology environment area nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
