HyperDic: sibilant_consonant

English > 1 sense of the expression sibilant consonant:
NOUNcommunicationsibilant consonant, sibilanta consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)
English > sibilant consonant: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningA consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh).
Synonymsibilant
Broaderfricative consonant, fricative, spirantA continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
Spanishconsonante sibilante, sibilante
Catalanconsonant sibilant, sibilant

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