- shibilant
- I. \\ˈshibələnt\ adjective
Etymology: alteration (influenced by the digraph sh, representing the sound \\sh\) of sibilant: pronounced or containing the sound \\sh\\ or \\zh\II. noun (-s)
\\ch\\ (.t+sh) and \\j\\ (.d+zh) are shibilant affricates
: a shibilant sound
Useful english dictionary. 2012.