sibilant

Example Sentences

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The sibilant sound of the rattlesnake's tail has long been a movie cliché.

From BBC

The insectivorous choruses actually synchronize their sibilant symphonies in a deafening, but gorgeous, hum.

From Scientific American

He was sometimes criticised and even ridiculed for never changing his deep, abrasive, slightly sibilant Scottish burr no matter if he were playing an Irishman, an Arab or a Russian.

From The Guardian

The mask muffles your voice; the sibilant hiss of oxygen pouring from face masks all over the ER drowns out your words.

From Washington Post

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