noun🔗ShareSonido ingresivoA 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. "El estudiante de idiomas luchó por producir un sonido ingresivo claro, ya que aspirar aire hacia adentro se sentía antinatural.phoneticslinguisticslanguagesoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareIngresante, entranteGoing or directed inward, entering."The vacuum cleaner's ingressive force pulled the dust bunnies from under the couch. "La fuerza ingresante de la aspiradora sacó los conejitos de polvo de debajo del sofá.directionlanguagelinguisticsphoneticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAccesible, susceptibleOpen to entry or examination."The chances that your Internet activity is being monitored are low, despite the ingressive nature of the modern Internet environment."Las posibilidades de que se esté monitoreando su actividad en Internet son bajas, a pesar de la naturaleza susceptible del entorno moderno de Internet.aspectqualitytendencyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareIngresivo(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." "El sonido de clic en algunos idiomas africanos es una consonante ingresiva, lo que significa que el aire fluye hacia la boca cuando se pronuncia.phoneticslanguagelinguisticssoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareIngresivo, incipiente(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. "El "eh..." del orador antes de comenzar su presentación fue una pausa ingresiva, que indicaba que estaba a punto de comenzar.grammarlanguagelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareIngresivo, de entradaBeing 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."Este manantial es la fuente ingresiva del agua que fluye a través de la cueva.geologyenvironmentareanatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
