SIBILANT


Meaning of SIBILANT in English

adj. & n.

--adj.

1. (of a letter or set of letters, as s, sh) sounded with a hiss.

2 hissing (a sibilant whisper).

--n. a sibilant letter or letters.

Derivatives:

sibilance n. sibilancy n.

Etymology: L sibilare sibilant- hiss

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.