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Rareingressive
The correct spelling is ingressive.
How to pronounce ingressive
noun
Say it like: Ing-res-siv-e
The correct spelling is ingressive. A speech sound in which the air stream is created by drawing air in through the mouth or nose. For example: "The chances that your Internet activity is being monitored are low, despite the ingressive nature of the modern Internet environment."
Usage Examples
“The chances that your Internet activity is being monitored are low, despite the ingressive nature of the modern Internet environment.”
“This spring is the ingressive source of the water that flows through the cave.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A speech sound in which the air stream is created by drawing air in through the mouth or nose.
adjective
- 1.Going or directed inward, entering.
- 2.Open to entry or examination.
- 3.(of a speech sound) Uttered by drawing air inward through the mouth or nose.
- 4.(grammar) Aspectually indicating that an action is about to be entered or is in the process of being entered.
- 5.Being a source or channel through which water enters or once entered an area.
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