sibilation

Example Sentences

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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

Challenger walked across to the oxygen tube, and the sound of the loud hissing fell away till it was the most gentle sibilation.

From The Poison Belt by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

Boardman appeared shocked, and yet somewhat amused; he made a soft low sibilation between his teeth.

From April Hopes by Howells, William Dean

"We are having a big night, sir," he said, with the peculiar sibilation of his kind and with his broad, flat hands clasped together.

From The Sins of the Children A Novel by Hamilton, Cosmo

Suddenly, like the hiss of ten thousand times ten thousand snakes, a rushing sibilation passed through the momentarily darkened air.

From The Mark of the Beast by Watson, Sidney