Definitions for sibilation
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Princeton's WordNet
hiss, hissing, hushing, fizzle, sibilation(noun)
a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
"the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience"
sibilation, assibilation(noun)
pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound
Wiktionary
sibilation(Noun)
A hissing sound.
Origin: sibilatio, from sibilare, present active infinitive of sibilo.
Webster Dictionary
Sibilation(noun)
utterance with a hissing sound; also, the sound itself; a hiss
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