sibilant+sound
71fizzle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. fizz, effervesce, bubble, ferment, foam; sizzle, hiss; informal, collapse, disintegrate, fade or die out, fail, flop, conk out. See failure, agitation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. disappointment,… …
72sizzle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. crepitate, fizz, crackle, sp[l]utter; scorch, broil, fry, sear; burn, swelter. See heat. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. hiss, hissing, sputtering; see noise 1 . v. Syn. brown, grill, broil; see cook , fry .… …
73sibilate — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To make a sharp sibilant sound: fizz, fizzle, hiss, sizzle, swish, whiz, whoosh. See SOUNDS …
74whoosh — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To make a sharp sibilant sound: fizz, fizzle, hiss, sibilate, sizzle, swish, whiz. See SOUNDS …
75whisper — I. v. n. Speak under the breath, speak softly. II. v. a. Breath, utter softly. III. n. 1. Whispering, susurrus. 2. Low, soft voice, gentle utterance. 3. Murmur, sibilant sound (as of the wind). 4 …
76scat — I. /skæt / (say skat) verb (i) (scatted, scatting) Colloquial (usually in the imperative) to go off hastily. {? originally used to shoo away cats, from s , representing the sibilant sound of a hiss + cat1} II. /skæt / (say skat) noun 1. (in j …
77be — 1. linking singular and plural. Very often the subject of the verb be is singular and the complement plural, or vice versa, and in these cases the verb should agree with the subject: • Gustave is other animals as well Julian Barnes, 1984 • These… …
78assibilate — v.t. pronounce with sibilant sound or hiss. ♦ assibilation, n …
79woosh — var. of WHOOSH. * * * verb move with a sibilant sound He whooshed the doors open • Syn: ↑whoosh • Hypernyms: ↑move, ↑displace • Verb Frames: Somebody s something …
80Assimilation (linguistics) — Sound change and alternation Metathesis Quantitative metathesis …
