sibilant
adjective /ˈsɪbɪlənt/
  /ˈsɪbɪlənt/
(formal or literary)- making a ‘s’ or ‘sh’ sound
- the sibilant sound of whispering
 
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin sibilant- ‘hissing’, from the verb sibilare. 
| 单词 | sibilant | 
| 释义 | sibilantadjective /ˈsɪbɪlənt/   /ˈsɪbɪlənt/ (formal or literary)
 sibilantnoun /ˈsɪbɪlənt/   /ˈsɪbɪlənt/  (phonetics)
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