The sounds v θ ð s z ʃ ʒ h/ are English fricatives.

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The plosives and fricatives of a complex word, the specific place your lips meet or don't to shape and push out a puff of air that carries a sound. Julie Muncy, Wired, "Speaking Simulator Feels Different When You Have a Stutter," 5 Feb. 2020

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