Definitions for sibilant
Overview of noun sibilant
The noun sibilant has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. sibilant, sibilant consonant
(a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh))
Overview of adj sibilant
The adj sibilant has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. fricative, continuant, sibilant, spirant, strident
(of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then'))
