单词 | subsibilant |
释义 | > as lemmassubsibilant subsibilant adj. Brit. /ˌsʌbˈsɪlɪənt/ , U.S. /ˌsəbˈsɪliənt/ [after French subsibilant (1831 in the passage translated in quot. 1834)] now rareΚΠ 1834 J. Forbes tr. R. T. H. Laennec Treat. Dis. Chest (ed. 4) 77 There is only perceptible a very slight dull whistling... This variety of the phenomenon may be denominated subsibilant respiration [Fr. respiration subsibilante]. 1919 Windsor Mag. 49 277/2 The sub-sibilant breath had the sound of a chuckle. 1980 R. V. Cassill Labors of Love ii. 28 The sub-sibilant whisk of a candle-lit sheet on her skin. < as lemmas |
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