sibilant
a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh) • Syn: sibilant consonant • Derivationally related forms: sibilate, assibilate • Hypernyms: fricative consonant, fricative, spirant
of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as 'f', 's', 'z', or 'th' in both 'thin' and 'then') • Syn: fricative, continuant, spirant, strident • Similar to: soft • Derivationally related forms: sibilate, continuance (for: continuant)
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