sibilance
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“If I had,” this dainty woman says mildly, with a faintly Teutonic sibilance, “I would be getting out of prison right about now.”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 2019
Burmese Days by George Orwell The sweet sibilance of the title alone makes this a compulsory choice.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 10, 2019
In a quiet room, there’s a detectable measure of sibilance to the Be Live5 sound, but that tends to be the price you have to pay to get sound that’s enjoyable in noisier environs.
From The Verge ● Aug. 21, 2018
Mr. Lucci gives Gross immense dignity without shrinking at all from his flamboyance; he italicizes italics and turns sibilance into music.
From New York Times ● May 6, 2018
Orr snickered with a slight, mucid sibilance and turned back to his work, squatting.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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