sibilant
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adjective \ˈsi-bə-lənt\Definition of SIBILANT
: having, containing, or producing the sound of or a sound resembling that of the s or the sh in sash <a sibilant affricate> <a sibilant snake>
— sib·i·lant·ly adverb
See Examples of SIBILANT
- the sibilant hiss of a snake
Origin of SIBILANT
Latin sibilant-, sibilans, present participle of sibilare to hiss, whistle, of imitative origin
First Known Use: 1669
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2sibilant
nounDefinition of SIBILANT
: a sibilant speech sound (as English \s\, \z\, \sh\, \zh\, \ch(=tsh)\, or \j(=dzh)\)
First Known Use of SIBILANT
1788
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