Look up: sibilant

1. sibilant
   [n] - a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)
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2. Sibilant
   Sib'i·lant adjective [ Latin sibilans , -antis , present participle of sibilare to hiss: confer French sibilant .] Making a hissing sound; uttered with a hissing sound; hissing; as, s , z , sh , and
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3. sibilant
   Hissing or whistling in character; denoting a form of rale. ... Origin: L. Sibilans (-ant-), pres. P. Of sibilo, to hiss ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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4. sibilant
   sibilant consonant noun a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)
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5. sibilant
   (sib´ĭ-lәnt) shrill, whistling, or hissing.
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6. Sibilant
   • (a.) Making a hissing sound; uttered with a hissing sound; hissing; as, s, z, sh, and zh, are sibilant elementary sounds. • (n.) A sibiliant letter.
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7. sibilant
   in phonetics, a fricative consonant sound, in which the tip, or blade, of the tongue is brought near the roof of the mouth and air is pushed past ... [2 related articles]
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8. sibilant
   Type: Term Pronunciation: sib′i-lănt Definitions: 1. Hissing or whistling in character; denoting a form of rhonchus.
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