Definition of "semi-voiced" []

• Of consonants, formed by making a voiced consonant, but with the vocal folds closed. (adjective)

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• "I presumed that the difference between *d and *dh must have been in regards to the onset of voicing (VOT), the former being "semi-voiced" (as "d" is spoken in English) and the latter being "fully voiced" (as "d" is spoken in French)."
• "Instead, let's ponder on the possibility that *d was not merely "semi-voiced" but also had a marked phonation."
• "In relation to PIE phonology, creaky voiced stops may seem like the "semi-voiced" stops I'm looking for because of the accompanying crackle in the throat that intermittantly allows air through a flapping narrow passage in the throat."