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Sibilation

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.

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sibilation

n. A hissing sound.

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sibilation

  1. 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]

  2. pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound [syn: assibilation]