Found 2 items, similar to Sibilation.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: sibilation
sibilation
n 1: 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]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Sibilation
Sibilation
\Sib`i*la"tion\, n. [L. sibilatio.]
Utterance with a hissing sound; also, the sound itself; a
hiss.
[1913 Webster]
He, with a long, low sibilation, stared. --Tennyson.
[1913 Webster]