noun🔗ShareFricativesAny of several sounds produced by air flowing through a constriction in the oral cavity and typically producing a sibilant, hissing, or buzzing quality; a fricative consonant."The teacher explained that the sounds /f/, /v/, /s/, and /z/ are all fricatives because they are made by forcing air through a narrow channel in the mouth, creating a hissing sound. "Le professeur a expliqué que les sons /f/, /v/, /s/ et /z/ sont tous des fricatives car ils sont produits en forçant l'air à travers un canal étroit dans la bouche, créant un son sifflant.phoneticslanguagelinguisticssoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading