Definitions for sibilant
ˈsɪb ə ləntsibi·lant

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. sibilant, sibilant consonantadjective

   a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)

2. fricative, continuant, sibilant, spirant, stridentadjective

   of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sibilantnoun

   A hissing sound such as the 's' or 'sh' in 'sash' or 'surge'.

2. sibilantadjective

   Characterized by a hissing sound such as the "s" or "sh" in sash or surge.

3. Etymology: From sibilans, present active participle of sibilo.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sibilantadjective

   Hissing.

   Etymology: sibilans, Latin.

   It were easy to add a nasal letter to each of the other pair of lisping and sibilant letters. William Holder, Elements of Speech.

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1. sibilant

   A sibilant is a type of consonant sound in speech made by forcing air through a tight channel formed by placement of the tongue or lips, producing a hissing or whistling sound. Examples of sibilants in English are the sounds associated with the letters "s" and "z". This sound type is a characteristic feature in the sounds of many languages.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sibilantadjective

   making a hissing sound; uttered with a hissing sound; hissing; as, s, z, sh, and zh, are sibilant elementary sounds

2. Sibilantnoun

   a sibiliant letter

3. Etymology: [L. sibilans, -antis, p. pr. of sibilare to hiss: cf. F. sibilant.]

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1. Sibilant

   Sibilance is a manner of articulation of fricative and affricate consonants, made by directing a stream of air with the tongue towards the sharp edge of the teeth, which are held close together; a consonant that uses sibilance may be called a sibilant. Examples of sibilants are the consonants at the beginning of the English words sip, zip, ship, chip, and Jeep, and the second consonant in vision. The symbols in the International Phonetic Alphabet used to denote the sibilant sounds in these words are, respectively. Sibilants have a characteristically intense sound, which accounts for their non-linguistic use in getting one's attention. In the alveolar hissing sibilants and, the back of the tongue forms a narrow channel to focus the stream of air more intensely, resulting in a high pitch. With the hushing sibilants, such as English, and, the tongue is flatter, and the resulting pitch lower. Sibilants may also be called stridents, a term which refers to the perceptual intensity of the sound of a sibilant consonant, or obstacle fricatives/affricates, which refers to the critical role of the teeth in producing the sound as an obstacle to the airstream. Non-sibilant fricatives and affricates produce their characteristic sound directly with the tongue or lips etc. and the place of contact in the mouth, without secondary involvement of the teeth.

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How to pronounce sibilant?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say sibilant in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sibilant in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sibilant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sibilant
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sibilant
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=sibilant
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sibilant
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=sibilant
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=sibilant