A speech sound characterized by a hissing quality.
Of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
1 The winds wailed sibilant and agonizing messages into the ears of Ootah:
2 He heard the soft sibilant sound of a breath drawn quickly in.
3 He hardly waited for the sibilant assurance before putting back the receiver.
4 There was a low, sibilant rise and fall-thebreathing of the creature.
5 Mortals. The last word turned sibilant , breathed out over a long while.
6 A number of insects were flying overhead with a queer, sibilant noise.
7 Pascal came out of this panting, haggard, his speech sibilant and painful.
8 Mem crossed, a sibilant movement, to her son, happily watching him sleep.
9 And this time I was not mistaken-therewas a sound, rustling, sibilant .
10 From the purpling Valley came the sibilant hush of the River.
11 Then the sibilant voice of the wind alone broke the stillness.
12 With the slant light came the sibilant hush, the quiet tangible.
13 We betray each other in the dark, with silent foot-steps and sibilant voices.
14 Draya listened tensely, waiting to hear the soothing, sibilant whisper of the goddess.
15 The old man edged closer to me, and spoke in a sibilant voice.
16 Again the sibilant rustling-andcubes and pyramids and spheres were gone.
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Translations for sibilant
Sibilant в диалектах
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