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obstruent: a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth

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Related Words:

inhibiting collapse

interruptive collapse

inhibitive collapse

obstructive collapse

stifling collapse

restrictive collapse: (of tariff) protective of national interests by restricting imports; serving to restrict; "teenagers eager to escape restrictive home environments"

crosswise collapse: in the shape of (a horizontal piece on) a cross; lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction; "a crosswise street"; "the crosswise dimension"; not in the intended manner; "things are going crosswise"

suppressive collapse: tending to suppress; "the government used suppressive measures to control the protest"

repressive collapse

counterproductive collapse: tending to hinder the achievement of a goal

strangling collapse

occlusive collapse: tending to occlude

troublesome collapse: difficult to deal with; "a troublesome infection"; "a troublesome situation"

choking collapse: the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused"; a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx)

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