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sibilant

Syllabification: (sib·i·lant)
Pronunciation: /ˈsibələnt/

Definition of sibilant

adjective

Phonetics
  • (of a speech sound) sounded with a hissing effect, for example s, sh.
  • making or characterized by a hissing sound:his sibilant whisper

noun

Phonetics
  • a sibilant speech sound.

Derivatives

sibilance

noun

Origin:

mid 17th century: from Latin sibilant- 'hissing', from the verb sibilare

sibilant in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of sibilant in the British & World English dictionary

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