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sibilant
sib·i·lant S0383300 (sĭb′ə-lənt)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 sībilāns, sībilant-, present participle of sībilāre, to hiss.]
sib′i·lance, sib′i·lan·cy n.sib′i·lant·ly adv.sibilant (ˈsɪbɪlənt) or sibilousadj1. (Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics relating to or denoting the consonants (s, z, /ʃ/, /ʒ/), all pronounced with a characteristic hissing sound2. having a hissing sound: the sibilant sound of wind among the leaves. n (Phonetics & Phonology) a sibilant consonant[C17: from Latin sībilāre to hiss, of imitative origin; compare Greek sizein to hiss] ˈsibilance, ˈsibilancy n ˈsibilantly advsib•i•lant (ˈsɪb ə lənt)
adj. 1. hissing. 2. of or pertaining to a consonant sound in which air is channeled through a narrow groove along the center of the tongue, producing a hissing sound. n. 3. a sibilant consonant sound, as (s), (z), (sh), or (zh). [1660–70; < Latin sībilant-, s. of sībilāns, present participle of sībilāre to hiss, derivative of sībilus a hissing, whistling; see -ant] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | sibilant - a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)sibilant consonantfricative, fricative consonant, spirant - a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract | | Adj. | 1. | sibilant - of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')continuant, fricative, spirant, stridentsoft - (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh') |
TranslationsSibilant
Sibilant a front fricative consonant, such as [s] or [z], produced by forcing the air stream through the narrow round opening formed when the edges of the front part of the upper surface of the tongue are pressed against the side teeth. Depending on how and to what extent the front part of the tongue is involved, linguists distinguish retroflex (cacuminal), apical, and dorsal sibilants. Dorsal sibilants are found in Russian. sibilant
sibilant [sib´ĭ-lant] shrill, whistling, or hissing.sib·i·lant (sib'i-lănt), Hissing or whistling in character; denoting a form of rhonchus. [L. sibilans (-ant-), pres. p. of sibilo, to hiss] sibilant adjective Whistling, hissing.sibilant Physical exam adjective Whistling, hissingsib·i·lant (sib'i-lănt) Hissing or whistling in character; denoting a form of rhonchus. [L. sibilans (-ant-), pres. p. of sibilo, to hiss]sibilant 1. Hissing. 2. A speech sound, such as ‘s’, ‘sh’ or ‘z’. 3. A sibilant consonant. sib·i·lant (sib'i-lănt) Hissing or whistling in character; denoting a form of rhonchus. [L. sibilans (-ant-), pres. p. of sibilo, to hiss]sibilant
Related to sibilant: biscuity, boskage, Sibilant soundSynonyms for sibilantnoun a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)SynonymsRelated Words- fricative
- fricative consonant
- spirant
adj of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as 'f', 's', 'z', or 'th' in both 'thin' and 'then')Synonyms- continuant
- fricative
- spirant
- strident
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