Found 2 items, similar to sibilant.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: sibilant sibilant adj : of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') [syn: fricative, spirant] sibilant n : a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh) [syn: sibilant consonant]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Sibilant Sibilant \Sib"i*lant\, a. [L. sibilans, -antis, p. pr. of sibilare to hiss: cf. F. sibilant.] Making a hissing sound; uttered with a hissing sound; hissing; as, s, z, sh, and zh, are sibilant elementary sounds. -- n. A sibiliant letter. [1913 Webster]