sibilant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Characterized by a hissing or hushing sound such as the s or sh in sack or shack.

noun

A consonant having a hissing or hushing sound such as the s or sh in sack or shack.

/ˈsɪb.ɪ.lənt/ en-us-sibilant.ogg en-au-sibilant.ogg

sibilant more sibilant most sibilant sibilants

From Latin sībilāns, present active participle of sībilō (“to hiss”).

hissing hissy sibilatory sibilant sibilous groove fricative

snakelike sibilance sibilancy sibilate sibilation

sibilantly sibilant rhonchus unsibilant shibilant thibilant

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