sibilant

as inspeech sound

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noun sound unit of speech

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speech sound

noun. sound unit of speech

Word Origin & History

1660s, from Latin sibilantem (nominative sibilans), present participle of sibilare "to hiss, whistle," possibly of imitative origin (cf. Greek sizein "to hiss," Lettish sikt "to hiss," Old Church Slavonic svistati "to hiss, whistle"). Related: Sibilance; sibilation (1620s).

Example Sentences for sibilant

"We have awaited your coming," she said in her sibilant voice.

Two letters, S and O, a sibilant and a vowel, of which no further explanation can be given.

When they spoke Universal, their voices were sibilant, but not nearly so inhuman.

It seemed as if that low, stealthy, sibilant whispering was going on forever.

A sibilant sound from the detective's lips took me to his side.

The name, also sibilant and thus easier to hear, was 'Esens'.

She spoke French with the soft, sibilant intonation of the Spaniard.

The guard had paused, and from his lips came a sibilant sound.

In this name the accent falls upon the e; the s is sibilant.

A sound came from the direction not unlike that of a sibilant wind.

sibilant

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Synonyms for sibilant

speech sound