sibilant
English Thesaurus
1. a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh) (noun.communication)
2. of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') (adj.all)
similar | : | soft, |
definition | : | (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh') (adj.all) |
3. a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh) (noun.communication)
derivation | : | assibilate, |
definition | : | change into a sibilant (verb.change) |
derivation | : | assibilate, |
definition | : | insert a sibilant sound before or after (another sound) (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | sibilate, |
definition | : | utter a sibilant (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | sibilate, |
definition | : | pronounce with an initial sibilant (verb.communication) |
4. of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') (adj.all)
derivation | : | sibilant, sibilant consonant, |
definition | : | a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh) (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | continuance, duration, |
definition | : | the property of enduring or continuing in time (noun.time) |
derivation | : | hiss, sibilate, siss, sizz, |
definition | : | make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | sibilate, |
definition | : | utter a sibilant (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | sibilate, |
definition | : | pronounce with an initial sibilant (verb.communication) |
5. a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh) (noun.communication)
derivation | : | assibilate, |
definition | : | change into a sibilant (verb.change) |
derivation | : | assibilate, |
definition | : | insert a sibilant sound before or after (another sound) (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | sibilate, |
definition | : | utter a sibilant (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | sibilate, |
definition | : | pronounce with an initial sibilant (verb.communication) |
6. of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') (adj.all)
derivation | : | sibilant, sibilant consonant, |
definition | : | a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh) (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | continuance, duration, |
definition | : | the property of enduring or continuing in time (noun.time) |
derivation | : | hiss, sibilate, siss, sizz, |
definition | : | make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | sibilate, |
definition | : | utter a sibilant (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | sibilate, |
definition | : | pronounce with an initial sibilant (verb.communication) |
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