| NOUN | event | sibilation, hiss, hissing, hushing, fizzle | a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval) |
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| communication | sibilation, assibilation | pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound |
| Meaning | A fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval). | |
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| Synonyms | hiss, hissing, hushing, fizzle | |
| Broader | noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) |
| Spanish | rechifla, silbido, siseo | |
| Catalan | xiulada, xiuxiueig | |
| Verbs | sibilate | make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval |
| Meaning | pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound. | |
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| Synonym | assibilation | |
| Broader | pronunciation | The manner in which someone utters a word |
| Spanish | asibilación | |
| Verbs | sibilate | express or utter with a hiss |
| sibilate | utter a sibilant | |
| sibilate | pronounce with an initial sibilant | |
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