- sibilantly
- adverb see sibilant I
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sibilantly
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sibilantly — See sibilance. * * * … Universalium
sibilantly — adverb /ˈsɪb.ɪ.lənt.li/ With a hissing or sibilant sound. See Also: sibilant … Wiktionary
sibilantly — adv. with a hissing sound … English contemporary dictionary
sibilantly — sib·i·lant·ly … English syllables
sibilantly — adverb see sibilant I * * * sibˈilantly adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑sibilate … Useful english dictionary
sibilant — I. adjective Etymology: Latin sibilant , sibilans, present participle of sibilare to hiss, whistle, of imitative origin Date: 1669 having, containing, or producing the sound of or a sound resembling that of the s or the sh in sash < a sibilant… … New Collegiate Dictionary
sibilant — sibilance, sibilancy, n. sibilantly, adv. /sib euh leuhnt/, adj. 1. hissing. 2. Phonet. characterized by a hissing sound; noting sounds like those spelled with s in this /dhis/, rose /rohz/ … Universalium
sibilant — adjective 1》 making or characterized by a hissing sound. 2》 Phonetics (of a speech sound) sounded with a hissing effect, for example s, sh. noun Phonetics a sibilant speech sound. Derivatives sibilance noun sibilantly adverb Origin C17: from L.… … English new terms dictionary
sibilant — /ˈsɪbələnt / (say sibuhluhnt) adjective 1. hissing. 2. Phonetics characterised by a hissing sound; denoting sounds like those spelt with s in this, rose, pressure, pleasure. –noun 3 …
sibilant — [sib′ə lənt] adj. [L sibilans < sibilare, to hiss] 1. having or making a hissing sound 2. Phonet. articulated with such a sound, as (s), (z), (sh), (zh), (ch), and (j) n. a sibilant consonant: a type of fricative sibilance n. sibilancy n. pl.… … English World dictionary
