SIBILANT

sibilant. Sibilant, a. hissing, making a hissing noise

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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.