noun
a speech sound that begins like a stop (for example, [t]) but releases like a fricative (for example, [s])
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The phoneme /dʒ/ is an affricative sound in English.
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I find it difficult to pronounce affricative sounds correctly.
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Some people struggle with affricatives, but with practice, you can improve.
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Her words had a sharp affricative tone, cutting through the silence.