English to English
sibilant
('s/I/b/@/l/@/nt
)
adjective (a)
- Making a hissing sound; uttered with a hissing sound; hissing; as, s, z, sh, and zh, are sibilant elementary sounds.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
adjective satellite (s)
- of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')(adj.all)source: wordnet30
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