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sibilant

/'s/I/b/@/l/@/nt/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Making a hissing sound; uttered with a hissing sound; hissing; as, <i>s</i>, <i>z</i>, <i>sh</i>, and <i>zh</i>, are <i>sibilant</i> elementary sounds.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

noun

  1. a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)

    noun.communication

    Synonyms sibilant consonant

    Source: WordNet 3.0

adjective satellite

  1. of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')

    adj.all

    Synonyms continuant fricative spirant strident

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

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