Definition of sibilant
(Entry 1 of 2)
: 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
sibilant
nounDefinition of sibilant (Entry 2 of 2)
: a sibilant speech sound (such as English \s\, \z\, \sh\, \zh\, \ch(=tsh)\, or \j(=dzh)\)
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The first known use of sibilant was in 1669
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