Definition of sibilation Sibilation

sib•i•la•tion

We found 4 definitions of sibilation from 3 different sources.

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What does sibilation mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: sibilations

sibilation - pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound
  assibilation
  pronunciation the way a word or a language is customarily spoken; "the pronunciation of Chinese is difficult for foreigners"; "that is the correct pronunciation"
sibilation - a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval); "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience"
  hiss, hissing, hushing, fizzle
  noise incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or meaningless facts or remarks; "all the noise in his speech concealed the fact that he didn't have anything to say"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • sibilation (Noun)
    A hissing sound.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • sibilation (n.)
    Utterance with a hissing sound; also, the sound itself; a hiss.

Pronunciation

Sign Language

sibilation in sign language
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