sibilantadj.n.

/ˈsɪbɪlənt/

Etymology: < Latin sībilant-, sībilans, present participle of sībilāre to hiss, whistle. In A. 1b directly < French sibilant.

A. adj.

a. Having a hissing sound; of the nature of, characterized by, hissing.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > sibilant sound > [adjective] > characterized by or of nature of

sibilant1669

sibilatory1830

the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > speech sound by manner > [adjective] > spirant or continuant > sibilant

sibilant1669

hissing1697

sibilous1768

1669 W. Holder Elem. Speech 45 It were easie to add a Nasal Letter to each of the other pair of Lisping and Sibilant Letters.

1817 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. (1818) II. 240 A third [insect] of the same tribe..emits a small sibilant or chirping noise.

1843 G. Borrow Bible in Spain I. vii. 128 The language..had become less sibilant, and more guttural.

1880 19th Cent. May 829 The ghost of Shakspere..would probably join in the sibilant chorus.

b. spec. in Pathology. (See quots.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sounds heard in body > [adjective] > sounds in auscultation

puerile1821

pectoriloquous1824

large1827

sibilant1833

tubular1834

moist1843

rhonchal1843

pectoriloquial1846

redux1848

murmurish1851

rhonchial1852

bronchophonic1862

sticky1872

coarse1879

skodaic1882

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disordered breathing > [adjective] > noisy breathing > wheezing

wheezing1560

wheezling1808

wheezya1821

sibilant1833

1833 J. Forbes et al. Cycl. Pract. Med. I. 229 The dry bronchial rhonchus..includes two varieties, the sibilant and sonorous rhonchus.

1876 J. S. Bristowe Treat. Theory & Pract. Med. ii. iii. 386 As a general rule, hissing and whistling sounds, or sibilant rhonchi, are developed in the smaller tubes.

1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 30 The respiratory murmur..may be replaced by sibilant râles.

2. Making a hissing or whistling sound.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > sibilant sound > [adjective]

hissinga1547

whissing1555

hizzing1582

sibilous1768

sibilating1782

sibilant1802

shushing1929

shush-shush1954

1802 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. III. 530 Sibilant Snake. Coluber sibilans.

a1876 M. Collins Pen Sketches (1879) I. 77 Horse chestnuts and elms and sibilant poplars in front.

B. n.

1. A speech-sound having a hissing effect; a sound of the nature of s.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > speech sound by manner > [noun] > obstruent > spirant or continuant > sibilant

sibilant1789

hiss1890

1789 W. Jones in Asiatick Researches 1 11 Next come different classes of dentals, and among the first of them should be placed the sibilants.

1822 J. Thelwall Poet. Recreat. 165 There must be no clashing of consonants, no hissing of sibilants, particularly in the termination of the lines.

1844 Proc. Philol. Soc. 1 195 A sibilant of which the exact sound is still a matter of some doubt.

1876 S. Birch Rede Lect. Egypt 32 The final sigma of the Greeks is represented by the Egyptian sibilant.

2. A rumour started and spread for propaganda or advertising purposes. Cf. whisper n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > information > publishing or spreading abroad > advertising > types or methods of advertising > [noun] > rumour spread to advertise

sib1957

sibilant1957

1957 Observer 27 Oct. 18/7 The sib-spreader, that fortunate extrovert with a cast-iron digestion who is employed to dash about bars and cocktail parties spreading carefully composed sibilants or selling rumours.

1958 Punch 8 Jan. 96/1 A Sib, short for sibilant, is a story or rumour concocted to promote a set purpose, generally the sales of a particular product.

Derivatives

ˈsibilantly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > sibilant sound > [adverb]

hissingly1611

hissing hot1771

sibilatingly1862

sibilantly1891

1891 Harper's Mag. Apr. 739/1 It echoed sibilantly.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	sibilant
释义	sibilantadj.n. /ˈsɪbɪlənt/ Etymology: < Latin sībilant-, sībilans, present participle of sībilāre to hiss, whistle. In A. 1b directly < French sibilant. A. adj. 1. a. Having a hissing sound; of the nature of, characterized by, hissing. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > sibilant sound > [adjective] > characterized by or of nature of sibilant1669 sibilatory1830 the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > speech sound by manner > [adjective] > spirant or continuant > sibilant sibilant1669 hissing1697 sibilous1768 1669 W. Holder Elem. Speech 45 It were easie to add a Nasal Letter to each of the other pair of Lisping and Sibilant Letters. 1817 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. (1818) II. 240 A third [insect] of the same tribe..emits a small sibilant or chirping noise. 1843 G. Borrow Bible in Spain I. vii. 128 The language..had become less sibilant, and more guttural. 1880 19th Cent. May 829 The ghost of Shakspere..would probably join in the sibilant chorus. b. spec. in Pathology. (See quots.) ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sounds heard in body > [adjective] > sounds in auscultation puerile1821 pectoriloquous1824 large1827 sibilant1833 tubular1834 moist1843 rhonchal1843 pectoriloquial1846 redux1848 murmurish1851 rhonchial1852 bronchophonic1862 sticky1872 coarse1879 skodaic1882 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disordered breathing > [adjective] > noisy breathing > wheezing wheezing1560 wheezling1808 wheezya1821 sibilant1833 1833 J. Forbes et al. Cycl. Pract. Med. I. 229 The dry bronchial rhonchus..includes two varieties, the sibilant and sonorous rhonchus. 1876 J. S. Bristowe Treat. Theory & Pract. Med. ii. iii. 386 As a general rule, hissing and whistling sounds, or sibilant rhonchi, are developed in the smaller tubes. 1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 30 The respiratory murmur..may be replaced by sibilant râles. 2. Making a hissing or whistling sound. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > sibilant sound > [adjective] hissinga1547 whissing1555 hizzing1582 sibilous1768 sibilating1782 sibilant1802 shushing1929 shush-shush1954 1802 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. III. 530 Sibilant Snake. Coluber sibilans. a1876 M. Collins Pen Sketches (1879) I. 77 Horse chestnuts and elms and sibilant poplars in front. B. n. 1. A speech-sound having a hissing effect; a sound of the nature of s. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > speech sound by manner > [noun] > obstruent > spirant or continuant > sibilant sibilant1789 hiss1890 1789 W. Jones in Asiatick Researches 1 11 Next come different classes of dentals, and among the first of them should be placed the sibilants. 1822 J. Thelwall Poet. Recreat. 165 There must be no clashing of consonants, no hissing of sibilants, particularly in the termination of the lines. 1844 Proc. Philol. Soc. 1 195 A sibilant of which the exact sound is still a matter of some doubt. 1876 S. Birch Rede Lect. Egypt 32 The final sigma of the Greeks is represented by the Egyptian sibilant. 2. A rumour started and spread for propaganda or advertising purposes. Cf. whisper n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > publishing or spreading abroad > advertising > types or methods of advertising > [noun] > rumour spread to advertise sib1957 sibilant1957 1957 Observer 27 Oct. 18/7 The sib-spreader, that fortunate extrovert with a cast-iron digestion who is employed to dash about bars and cocktail parties spreading carefully composed sibilants or selling rumours. 1958 Punch 8 Jan. 96/1 A Sib, short for sibilant, is a story or rumour concocted to promote a set purpose, generally the sales of a particular product. Derivatives ˈsibilantly adv. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > sibilant sound > [adverb] hissingly1611 hissing hot1771 sibilatingly1862 sibilantly1891 1891 Harper's Mag. Apr. 739/1 It echoed sibilantly. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.n.1669
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