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. sibilance n. sibilancy n.

[ L sibilare sibilant- hiss ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.