sibilant
adj/ˈsɪb.ɪ.lənt/UK
Etymology
From Latin sībilāns, present active participle of sībilō (“to hiss”).
- derived from sībilāns
Definitions
Characterized by a hissing or hushing sound such as the s or sh in sack or shack.
A consonant having a hissing or hushing sound such as the s or sh in sack or shack.
- Groove fricatives all have more or less of an [s]-like quality, and are for this reason sometimes called sibilants.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for sibilant. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA