2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Sibilant \Sib"i*lant\, a. [L. sibilans, -antis, p. pr. of sibilare to hiss: cf. F. sibilant.] Making a hissing sound; uttered with a hissing sound; hissing; as, s, z, sh, and zh, are sibilant elementary sounds. -- n. A sibiliant letter. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: sibilant adj : of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') [syn: {fricative}, {spirant}] n : a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh) [syn: {sibilant consonant}]
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