sibilant
Meaning of sibilant
noun
A consonant having a hissing sound such as the 's' or 'sh' in 'sash' or 'surge'.
adjective
Characterized by a hissing sound such as the "s" or "sh" in sash or surge.
Information about sibilant
- The plural form of sibilant is: sibilants.
- Languages in which sibilant is used:
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Hyphenation of sibilant
sibi-lant
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- sibilant is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
sibilant synonyms
Meaning fricative:
fricative, continuant, spirant, strident
Translation of sibilant
- German: Zischlaut, sibilantisch
- Spanish: sibilante
Words that rhyme with sibilant
lant, Galant, alant, balant, exhalant, galant, inhalant, nonchalant, sealant, talant, zealant, resemblant, semblant, tremblant, unresemblant, gelant, libelant, novelant, revelant, sequelant, zelant, circumflant, sanglant, assailant, battailant, batteilant, chemosterilant, conjubilant, deoppilant, habilant, horripilant, hypervigilant, jubilant, nonsibilant, nonvigilant, oppilant, pasquilant, previgilant, pugilant, rutilant, sterilant, subsibilant, supervigilant, unjubilant, unsibilant, unvigilant, vigilant, Feuillant, appellant, axillant