sibilant
sib·i·lant / ˈsibələnt/ • adj. Phonet. (of a speech sound) sounded with a hissing effect, for example s, sh. ∎ making or characterized by a hissing sound: his sibilant whisper.• n. Phonet. a sibilant speech sound.DERIVATIVES: sib·i·lance n.
SIBILANT
sibilant
sibilant XVII. — L. sībilāns, -ant-, prp. of sībilāre hiss, whistle, f. sībilus whistling sound, of imit. orig.; see -ANT.
So sibilation XVII. — late L.
So sibilation XVII. — late L.
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