ingressive English

Meaning ingressive meaning

What does ingressive mean?

ingressive adjective

— Going or directed inward, entering.

— Open to entry or examination.

— (phonetics, of a speech sound) Uttered by drawing air inward through the mouth or nose.

— (grammar) Aspectually indicating that an action is about to be entered or is in the process of being entered.

— (geology) Being a source or channel through which water enters or once entered an area.

ingressive noun

— (phonetics) A speech sound in which the air stream is created by drawing air in through the mouth or nose.