sibilant
Characterized by a hissing or hushing sound such as the s or sh in sack or shackCharacterized by a hissing or hushing sound such as the s or sh in sack or shack.
» He had trouble pronouncing the sibilant letters.
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1 sensesCharacterized by a hissing or hushing sound such as the s or sh in sack or shack.
свистя́щийsvistjáščij, шипя́щийšipjáščij, свистя́ще-шипя́щийsvistjášče-šipjáščij
шиплячийšypljačyj, свистячийsvystjačyj
- of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as ‘f’, ‘s’, ‘z’, or ‘th’ in both ‘thin’ and ‘then’)
Examples
2 sentencesHe had trouble pronouncing the sibilant letters.
Ashkenazi Hebrew uses a sibilant fricative where Yemenite Hebrew has a non-sibilant fricative.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From Latin sībilāns, present active participle of sībilō (“to hiss”).From Latin sībilāns, present active participle of sībilō (“to hiss”).
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Forms
more sibilant, most sibilant| Comparative | more sibilant Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most sibilant Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
9 synonyms- of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as ‘f’, ‘s’, ‘z’, or ‘th’ in both ‘thin’ and ‘then’):fricativecontinuantspirantstrident
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.