ingressive


in·gres·sive

I0140500 (ĭn-grĕs′ĭv)adj.1. Of, relating to, or involving ingress.2. Grammar Inchoative.3. Linguistics Of or being a speech sound produced with an inhalation of breath.
in·gres′sive n.in·gres′sive·ness n.

ingressive

(ɪnˈɡrɛsɪv) adj1. of or concerning ingress2. (Phonetics & Phonology) (of a speech sound) pronounced with an inhalation rather than exhalation of breathn (Phonetics & Phonology) an ingressive speech sound, such as a Zulu click inˈgressiveness n

in•gres•sive

(ɪnˈgrɛs ɪv)

adj. 1. of or pertaining to ingress. 2. (of a speech sound) produced with air being taken into the mouth, as some clicks. [1640–50] in•gres′sive•ly, adv. in•gres′sive•ness, n.