Defenition of the word sibilant

• Defenition of the word sibilant

  • A sound characterized by a hissing quality.
  • Characterized by a hissing sound.
  • produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f'. `s', `z', or `th' (in both `thin' and `then'))
  • a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)
  • of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f'', `s'', `z'', or `th'' in both `thin'' and `then'')
  • of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')

Synonyms for the word sibilant

• • fricative
  • sibilant consonant
  • spirant

Similar words in the sibilant

• • soft

Hypernyms for the word sibilant

• • consonant
  • fricative
  • fricative consonant
  • spirant

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