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Recent Examples of sibilant
Spelling Bee Tedious, invidious, devious, conquer, identify, magnify, sibilant, uranium.
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John McPhee, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
What’s the rule on forming a singular possessive of a name ending with a sibilant?
—Daniel Foster, National Review, 19 Sep. 2024
The superb soundtrack deepens that push-pull, in the sibilant whoosh of ocean waves, the gentle percussion of rain against a city window, the incessant murmur of an airport terminal.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Apr. 2023
The insectivorous choruses actually synchronize their sibilant symphonies in a deafening, but gorgeous, hum.
—Ross Kenneth Urken, Scientific American, 14 June 2021
John McPhee, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
What’s the rule on forming a singular possessive of a name ending with a sibilant?
—Daniel Foster, National Review, 19 Sep. 2024
The superb soundtrack deepens that push-pull, in the sibilant whoosh of ocean waves, the gentle percussion of rain against a city window, the incessant murmur of an airport terminal.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Apr. 2023
The insectivorous choruses actually synchronize their sibilant symphonies in a deafening, but gorgeous, hum.
—Ross Kenneth Urken, Scientific American, 14 June 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sibilant
Noun
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Test recordings of my voice were incredibly clean, with no fuzz, sibilance, or laptop fan noise.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
6 Mar. 2026
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Tracks sputtered and rang out with rah-rah rattlesnake sibilance.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Bulls forward said his on-court temperament was molded by his experience playing under longtime Chicago AAU coach Mac Irvin, who always preached that once a player started talking smack in a game, the player had to uphold that same intensity through the final whistle.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Let the lemonade whet your whistle, then explore the rest of the city’s surprisingly accomplished food scene.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Sibilant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sibilant. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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