"th sound" meaning in English

See th sound in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: th sounds [plural]
Etymology: This sound is represented by th in English spelling. Head templates: {{en-noun}} th sound (plural th sounds)
  1. (informal, phonetics) Synonym of dental fricative Tags: informal Categories (topical): Phonetics Synonyms: dental fricative [synonym, synonym-of]

Inflected forms

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