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sibilant /sib·i·lant/ (sib´i-lant) whistling or hissing.

sib·i·lant (s

b

-l

nt)

adj.

Of, characterized by, or producing a hissing sound like that of (s) or (sh).

sibilant (sib´il

nt),

adj accompanied by a hissing sound; especially a type of fricative speech sound. The phonemes /s/ and /z/ are sibilants.

sibilant

shrill, whistling or hissing.

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