单词 | sibilation |
释义 | sibilation (once / 151530 pages) n WORD FAMILY sibilation: sibilations+/sibilate: sibilated, sibilates, sibilating, sibilation USAGE EXAMPLESSibilations whistled across; to those who were furthest away it sounded like es-s-s-s-s-s-s-s all round the church. Bj?rnson, Bj?rnstjerne, The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume I...(2011) "We are having a big night, sir," he said, with the peculiar sibilation of his kind and with his broad, flat hands clasped together. Hamilton, Cosmo, The Sins of the Children—A Novel(2011) The reptile hissed, accompanying the sibilation with a sharp “skirr” of its tail. Reid, Mayne, Osceola the Seminole—The Red Fawn o...(2011) 1n a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval) Syn|Hyper fizzle, hiss, hissing, hushing noise sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) 2n pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound Syn|Hyper assibilation pronunciation the manner in which someone utters a word |
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