Answer: sonorant

AnswerCrossword Clue
SONORANTThe sound of a "w," say, in phonetics
SONORANTResonant.
SONORANTLike L or R, in phonetics
sonorantspeech sound characterized by relatively free air passage through some channel, as a vowel, semivowel, liquid, or nasal
sonorantof, pertaining to, or having the properties of a sonorant
sonorantvoiced sound that is less sonorous than a vowel but more sonorous than a stop or fricative and that may occur as either a sonant or a consonant, as (l, r, m, n, y, w)
sonoranta type of voiced sound