sibilant
Example Sentences
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Poised and warm, its sopranos silvery and its sibilants fresh, the group was an engaging and evocative presence, its sound suffused with mystery and mournfulness at the end of “All we like sheep.”
From New York Times
"It’s a sibilant G ... JILL-uh-brand," an aide in her Hudson office told the newspaper back then.
From Fox News
They are sharp and sibilant with virtually zero bass reproduction.
From The Verge
She pours water on the sauna’s rocks, creating a sibilant hiss, like a co-conspirator.
From Seattle Times
The stiff simulation of determined cheer with which Jeanette often speaks has a vehemence to it, particularly in the sibilants she pronounces.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
