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Noun: ingressive
  1. A speech sound by which the airstream flows inward through the mouth or nose.
    "An ingressive is a speech sound that is articulated using an inwards moving airstream mechanism."

Derived forms: ingressives

Type of: phone, sound, speech sound

Encyclopedia: Ingressive

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