sibilant+sound
11Sibilant consonant — A sibilant is a type of fricative or affricate consonant, made by directing a jet of air through a narrow channel in the vocal tract towards the sharp edge of the teeth. The termThe term sibilant is often taken to be synonymous with the term… …
12sibilant — sibilance, sibilancy, n. sibilantly, adv. /sib euh leuhnt/, adj. 1. hissing. 2. Phonet. characterized by a hissing sound; noting sounds like those spelled with s in this /dhis/, rose /rohz/ …
13sibilant — adjective 1》 making or characterized by a hissing sound. 2》 Phonetics (of a speech sound) sounded with a hissing effect, for example s, sh. noun Phonetics a sibilant speech sound. Derivatives sibilance noun sibilantly adverb Origin C17: from L.… …
14sibilant — sib•i•lant [[t]ˈsɪb ə lənt[/t]] adj. 1) hissing 2) phn of or pertaining to a consonant sound in which air is channeled through a narrow groove along the center of the tongue, producing a hissing sound 3) phn a sibilant consonant sound, as (s),… …
15sibilant consonant — noun a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh) • Syn: ↑sibilant • Derivationally related forms: ↑sibilant (for: ↑sibilant), ↑sibilate (for: ↑sibilant) …
16sibilant — I UK [ˈsɪbɪlənt] / US adjective linguistics formal making a sound like the letters s or sh a sibilant whisper II UK [ˈsɪbɪlənt] / US noun [countable] Word forms sibilant : singular sibilant plural sibilants linguistics one of the sibilant speech… …
17sibilant — sib|i|lant1 [ sıbılənt ] adjective FORMAL making a sound like the letters s or sh : a sibilant whisper sibilant sib|i|lant 2 [ sıbılənt ] noun count LINGUISTICS one of the sibilant speech sounds, for example s or sh …
18sound — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I adj. whole, undamaged; healthy, robust; logical, true, valid, reliable, honorable, trust worthy; solvent; strong, firm; thorough; unbroken. See perfection, health, stability.Ant., unsound, unhealthy,… …
19sibilant — a.,n. hissing (sound). ♦ sibilate, v.i. & t. pronounce like sibilant. ♦ sibilation, ♦ sibilance, ♦ sibilancy, n. ♦ sibilatory, ♦ sibilous, a …
20sibilant — sib·i·lant || sɪbɪlÉ™nt n. consonant pronounced with a hissing sound (Linguistics) adj. producing a hissing sound …
