| NOUN | communication | sibilant, sibilant consonant | a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh) |
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| ADJECTIVE | all | sibilant, fricative, continuant, spirant, strident | of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as 'f', 's', 'z', or 'th' in both 'thin' and 'then') |
| Meaning | Of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as 'f', 's', 'z', or 'th' in both 'thin' and 'then'). | |
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| Synonyms | fricative, continuant, spirant, strident | |
| Broader | soft | (of speech sounds) |
| Spanish | aspirante, fricativo, sibilante | |
| Catalan | aspirant, fricatiu, sibilant | |
| Nouns | sibilant | a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh) |
| Verbs | sibilate | make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval |
| sibilate | utter a sibilant | |
| sibilate | pronounce with an initial sibilant | |
| Meaning | A consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh). | |
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| Synonym | sibilant consonant | |
| Broader | fricative consonant, fricative, spirant | A continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract |
| Spanish | consonante sibilante, sibilante | |
| Catalan | consonant sibilant, sibilant | |
| Adjectives | sibilant | of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as 'f', 's', 'z', or 'th' in both 'thin' and 'then') |
| Verbs | assibilate | change into a sibilant |
| assibilate | insert a sibilant sound before or after (another sound) | |
| sibilate | express or utter with a hiss | |
| sibilate | utter a sibilant | |
| sibilate | pronounce with an initial sibilant | |
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