noun🔗ShareSon ingressifA 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. "L'étudiant en langues avait du mal à produire un son ingressif clair, car aspirer l'air vers l'intérieur semblait contre nature.phoneticslinguisticslanguagesoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareRentrant, entrantGoing or directed inward, entering."The vacuum cleaner's ingressive force pulled the dust bunnies from under the couch. "La force rentrante de l'aspirateur a aspiré les moutons de poussière sous le canapé.directionlanguagelinguisticsphoneticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAccessible, réceptifOpen to entry or examination."The chances that your Internet activity is being monitored are low, despite the ingressive nature of the modern Internet environment."Les chances que votre activité sur Internet soit surveillée sont faibles, malgré la nature réceptive de l'environnement Internet moderne.aspectqualitytendencyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareIngressif(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." "Le clic dans certaines langues africaines est une consonne ingressive, ce qui signifie que l'air entre dans la bouche lorsqu'elle est prononcée.phoneticslanguagelinguisticssoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareIngressif, commençant(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. "Le « euh… » de l'orateur avant de commencer sa présentation était une pause ingressive, signalant qu'elle était sur le point de commencer.grammarlanguagelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareIngressif, d'entréeBeing 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."Cette source est la source ingressive de l'eau qui traverse la grotte.geologyenvironmentareanatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
