nasal-ingressive

adjective

Uttered by drawing air inward through the nose.

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Meanings

adjectivenasal-ingressive (comparative more nasal-ingressive, superlative most nasal-ingressive)

comparative more nasal-ingressive · superlative most nasal-ingressive

  1. human sciencesUttered by drawing air inward through the nose.
nounnasal-ingressive (plural nasal-ingressives)

plural nasal-ingressives

  1. human sciencesA speech sound in which the air stream is created by drawing air in through the nose.

Origin

nasal + ingressive

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APA

nasal-ingressive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nasal-ingressive

MLA

“nasal-ingressive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nasal-ingressive. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nasal-ingressive,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nasal-ingressive.

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