Sibilant

  • 11sibilant — 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… …

    English dictionary

  • 12sibilant — sib|ilant1 [ˈsıbılənt] adj formal [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of sibilare to hiss, whistle ] making or being an s or sh sound ▪ a sibilant whisper sibilant 2 sibilant2 n technical a sibilant sound such as s or sh in… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13sibilant — 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 …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 14sibilant — adj. & n. adj. 1 (of a letter or set of letters, as s, sh) sounded with a hiss. 2 hissing (a sibilant whisper). n. a sibilant letter or letters. Derivatives: sibilance n. sibilancy n. Etymology: L sibilare sibilant hiss …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 15sibilant — 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/ …

    Universalium

  • 16sibilant — [[t]sɪ̱bɪlənt[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Sibilant sounds are soft s sounds. [FORMAL] A sibilant murmuring briefly pervaded the room …

    English dictionary

  • 17sibilant — 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.… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 18sibilant — 1 adjective formal making or being an “s” or “sh” sound: a sibilant, fluttering voice 2 noun (C) technical a sibilant sound such as (s, z) in English …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19sibilant — 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),… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 20Sibilant — Artikulationsorte für Zischlaute: 2. endolabial 4. alveolar 5. postalveolar 6. präpalatal 7. palatal Artikulation eines alveolaren Frikativs (s Laut) …

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