sibilant

Letters that make sibilant

s, a, b, l, n, t, i are letters that make 'sibilant'

Words within sibilant

LAN, AN, la, si, NT, sib, ant, SI, il, IL, LA, Bi, La, Si are words within 'sibilant'


2 possible definitions for 'sibilant'

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

Under this definition, sibilant is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

sibilant consonant has the same meaning as sibilant

sibilant as a type

'sibilant' can be a type of fricative consonant, fricative, spirant.

Derivatives of sibilant

assibilate, siss, sizz, sibilate, hiss, strident, fricative, continuant, sibilant, spirant are derivatives of 'sibilant'.


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

Under this definition, sibilant is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

strident, fricative, continuant, spirant have the same meaning as 'sibilant'

Derivatives of sibilant

duration, siss, sizz, sibilate, sibilant consonant, continuance, hiss, sibilant are derivatives of 'sibilant'.

Similar to sibilant

soft is similar to sibilant.



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