sibilation

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Something about the patience in her phrasing and the delicacy of her sibilation always turns the clock into vapor.

From Washington Post • Mar. 27, 2023

As Dr. Johnson would have said: Sir, there was a habit of sibilation in the house.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 67, May, 1863 by Various

Sibilation -- N. sibilance, sibilation; zip; hiss &c. v.; sternutation; high note &c.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark

My lord prolonged the sibilation of his 'Yes,' in the way of absent- minded men.

From Lord Ormont and His Aminta — Volume 4 by Meredith, George

Bob whistled,—a long sibilation of amazement,—and then laughed and laughed again.

From A Tar-Heel Baron by Holloway, Edward Stratton