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sibilant
US /ˈsɪb.əl.ənt/
UK /ˈsɪb.əl.ənt/
1.
making or characterized by a hissing sound
:
•
The snake made a
sibilant
sound as it slithered through the grass.
•
Her voice had a slightly
sibilant
quality, especially when she whispered.
:
hissing
whistling
fricative
sizzling
rustling
1.
a sibilant speech sound
:
•
The phonetics class studied various
sibilants
, such as 's' and 'sh'.
•
He had a slight lisp, which made his 's' sounds come out as soft
sibilants
.
:
fricative
hissing sound