Associations to the word «Ingressive»

Wiktionary

INGRESSIVE, adjective. Going or directed inward, entering.
INGRESSIVE, adjective. Open to entry or examination.
INGRESSIVE, adjective. (phonetics) (of a speech sound) Uttered by drawing air inward through the mouth or nose.
INGRESSIVE, adjective. (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.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley