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Noun: sibilation
  1. A fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
    "the performers could not be heard over the sibilation of the audience"
    - hiss, hissing, hushing, fizzle
     
  2. Pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound
    - assibilation

Derived forms: sibilations

See also: sibilate

Type of: noise, pronunciation

Encyclopedia: Sibilation

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sibilant consonant
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