About The Word Sibilation
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Sibilation
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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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Sibilation: 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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