Sibilation

noun

noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A hissing sound. countable, uncountable

    "From the shadows emanated a hushed sibilation."

  2. 2
    pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound wordnet
  3. 3
    a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval) wordnet

Synonyms

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hisshissaphoniaartificial voiceassibilationbroken speech

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"From the shadows emanated a hushed sibilation."

Etymology

Latin sibilatio, from sībilāre (“to hiss”).

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