sib·i·lant (s b  -lnt)adj. Of, characterized by, or producing a hissing sound like that of (s) or (sh): the sibilant consonants; a sibilant bird call. n. A sibilant speech sound, such as English (s), (sh), (z), or (zh). [Latin s  bil ns, sbilant-, present participle of sbilre, to hiss.]sib i·lance, sibi·lan·cy n.sib i·lant·ly adv. |
sibilancy, sibilance
the state or quality of a hissing sound. — sibilant, adj.
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