English Explanatory Dictionary

sibilation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hissing sound.

Word forms

sibilation sibilations

Etymology

Latin sibilatio, from sībilāre (“to hiss”).

Synonyms

groove fricative hiss sibilating sibilation siss

Related words

sibilate sibilance sigmatism
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