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A fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
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sibilation
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A hissing sound.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sibilation \Sib`i*la"tion\, n. [L. sibilatio.] Utterance with a hissing sound; also, the sound itself; a hiss. He, with a long, low sibilation, stared. --Tennyson.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval); "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience" [syn: hiss , hissing ] pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound [syn: assibilation ]