sib|i|lant

sib|i|lant
sib|i|lant «SIHB uh luhnt», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. hissing: »

When he spoke, his voice was usually low and sibilant (New Yorker).

2. Phonetics. articulated by forcing the breath stream through a very narrow passage, so that it makes a hissing sound, as English ch in machine, s in so, z in zero, sh in show, and z in azure.
–n.
a hissing sound, or a letter or symbol for it. S and sh are sibilants. »

The voices are picked up at close range…without the unpleasant exaggerations of sibilants (Harper's).

╂[< Latin sībilāns, -antis, present participle of sībilāre to hiss]
–sib´i|lant|ly, adverb.

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  • sib´i|lant|ly — sib|i|lant «SIHB uh luhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. hissing: »When he spoke, his voice was usually low and sibilant (New Yorker). 2. Phonetics. articulated by forcing the breath stream through a very narrow passage, so that it makes a hissing… …   Useful english dictionary

  • lant — acid·u·lant; al·lant·ox·a·idin; al·lant·ox·an·ic; am·bu·lant; ax·il·lant; bal·lant; cal·lant; ca·pit·u·lant; cir·cu·lant; co·ag·u·lant; con·grat·u·lant; cu·mu·lant; de·floc·cu·lant; floc·cu·lant; ga·lant; gal·lant·ize; gal·lant·ly; gal·lant·ness; …   English syllables

  • sib — as·sib·i·late; as·sib·i·la·tion; matri·sib; sib·bal·di·us; sib·bald s; sib·bal·dus; sib·bing; sib·i·lance; sib·i·lan·cy; sib·i·late; sib·i·lat·ing·ly; sib·i·la·tion; sib·i·la·tor; sib·i·la·to·ry; sib·i·lous; sib·ley; sib·ness; sib·ret; sib·ship;… …   English syllables

  • sibilant — sib·i·lant …   English syllables

  • sibilantly — sib·i·lant·ly …   English syllables

  • sibilant — 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

  • sibilant — 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

  • sibilant — Hissing or whistling in character; denoting a form of rhonchus. [L. sibilans ( ant ), pres. p. of sibilo, to hiss] * * * sib·i·lant sib ə lənt adj having, containing, or producing the sound of or a sound resembling that of the s or sh in sash… …   Medical dictionary

  • subsibilant — Rarely used term denoting a rale with a quality between blowing and whistling. * * * sub·sib·i·lant (səb sibґĭ lənt) having a muffled, whistling sound …   Medical dictionary

  • Sibilant — Sib i*lant, a. [L. sibilans, antis, p. pr. of sibilare to hiss: cf. F. sibilant.] Making a hissing sound; uttered with a hissing sound; hissing; as, s, z, sh, and zh, are sibilant elementary sounds. n. A sibiliant letter. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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