sibilant

[US]/'sɪbɪl(ə)nt/
[UK]/'sɪbɪlənt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. making a hissing sound
n. a speech sound or letter that makes a hissing noise.
Word Forms
Pluralsibilants

Phrases & Collocations

sibilant sound

sibilant consonants

sibilant speech

Example Sentences

the sibilant consonants; a sibilant bird call.

Hisses and pops are generated by the action of the tongue, lips and throat during sibilants and plosives.

She spoke with a sibilant voice.

The snake made a sibilant sound.

He whispered in a sibilant tone.

The wind made a sibilant sound through the trees.

The cat hissed with a sibilant noise.

The sibilant sound of the steam escaping.

The sibilant rustling of leaves in the wind.

She imitated the sibilant sound of a snake.

The sibilant sound of the waves crashing against the rocks.

He made a sibilant noise while pronouncing the words.

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