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

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

He then would have told her alone, but even as he tried to hush his voice, it seemed to pierce the quietude "with frightful audibility, like the sibilation of a possessing spirit."

From Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman by Gould, George M. (George Milbrey)

"Ah, it isn't quite like a gentleman's stealing a few spoons," old Corey began, in the gentle way he had, and with a certain involuntary sibilation through the gaps between his front teeth.

From The Quality of Mercy by Howells, William Dean

S has a hissing sound, as sibilation, sister.

From A Grammar of the English Tongue by Johnson, Samuel