SIBILANT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)
   Synonym(s)
   • sibilant consonant (what does sibilant consonant mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) sibilant is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • consonant (what does consonant mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • hiss (what does hiss mean?)
   • sizz (what does sizz mean?)
   • siss (what does siss mean?)
   • sibilate (what does sibilate mean?)
   • assibilate (what does assibilate mean?)
   • assibilate (what does assibilate mean?)
   • sibilate (what does sibilate mean?)
   • sibilate (what does sibilate mean?)

SIBILANT as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f”, `s”, `z”, or `th” in both `thin” and `then”)
   Synonym(s)
   • fricative (what does fricative mean?)
   • spirant (what does spirant mean?)
   Similar To
   • soft (what does soft mean?)