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Meanings of sibilant sound in English

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Usage of sibilant sound in English
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He heard the soft sibilant sound of a breath drawn quickly in.
The Shadow of the East
2
Genghis drew his sword and the sibilant sound had every eye on him.
Genghis: bones of the hills: a novel
3
Claire drew her breath with a sharp, sibilant sound.
The Independence of Claire
4
The ruffling of petals was a soft, sibilant sound.
Micah & Strange Candy
5
A sudden sibilant sound brought Lena to attention.
Jewel Weed
6
An S sound is a sibilant sound.
Wired
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There followed a faint, sibilant sound.
Fire-Tongue
8
What low, sibilant sound is that?
Famous Affinities of History: The Romance of Devotion. Volume 3
9
There was the sibilant sound of a breath being drawn in and, at the same moment, Mr. Darton's voice again.
The Best Short Stories of 1921, and the Yearbook of the American...
10
A faint, sibilant sound drew my glance upward, and there overhead a bat circled-circled-dipped- andflewofftowardthe distant woods.
Bat Wing
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She heard the indistinct murmur of the priest's voice at intervals, followed by a sibilant sound as of whispers and sobs.
The Eternal City
12
Harry was smoking and he indrew an inhalation from his pipe with a long sibilant sound: her answer was very well understood by him.
This Freedom
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The sibilant sound of whispering voices died down after a few minutes and then began the long tedious wait for the return of the jury.
The Hampstead Mystery
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The soft sibilant sound of whispering which came to his ears just as he was about to approach the door roused Jack from his reflections.
The Radio Boys on the Mexican Border
15
The blue sand laps against the rock, making lulling, sibilant sounds.
Year's best sf 15
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Her dress was silk, and rustled when she moved, with soft and sibilant sounds.
The Redemption of David Corson
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