This sound is produced (or realised if we are to use the technical term) by a partial obstruction
of the air stream so that air is forced through a narrow gap, causing a hissing
sound. Most languages have fricatives, in English they include [f] and [z].
fricatives are known as continuant
consonants because you can produce a fricative sound as long as you have
air in your lungs.
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