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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) hiss, hissing, hushing, fizzle, sibilation
a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
"the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience"

2. (noun) sibilation, assibilation
pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound

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Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) sibilation
utterance with a hissing sound; also, the sound itself; a hiss

'sibilation' - Nearby Entries
sibilant sibilant consonant sibilate sibilation sibine sibley tent sibling

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