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Sibilation

Sibilation Meaning & Definition
Sibilation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Sibilation?

[n] pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound
[n] a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval); "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Sibilation: assibilation | hiss | hissing

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See Also | noise | pronunciation

Sibilation In Webster's Dictionary

\Sib`i*la"tion\, n. [L. sibilatio.] Utterance with a hissing sound; also, the sound itself; a hiss. He, with a long, low sibilation, stared. --Tennyson.

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