sibilant

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Linguisticssibilantsib‧ilant1 /ˈsɪbələnt/ adjective formal SLmaking an ‘s’ or ‘sh’ sound a sibilant whisperExamples from the Corpussibilant• Wakelate applied a sizzle stick to the sibilant huffing of the gas.• Suddenly Hugo heard a harsh sibilant inhalation of breath.• They spoke among themselves in whispers, which fell off into sibilant monosyllables, and then into nothing at all.• There would have been no sound down there but the sibilant trickle of water.• sibilant whispersRelated topics: Linguisticssibilantsibilant2 noun [countable] technical SLa sibilant sound such as ‘s’ or ‘sh’ in EnglishOrigin sibilant1 (1600-1700) Latin present participle of sibilare “to hiss, whistle”

单词	sibilant
释义	sibilant From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Linguisticssibilantsib‧ilant1 /ˈsɪbələnt/ adjective formal SLmaking an ‘s’ or ‘sh’ sound a sibilant whisperExamples from the Corpussibilant• Wakelate applied a sizzle stick to the sibilant huffing of the gas.• Suddenly Hugo heard a harsh sibilant inhalation of breath.• They spoke among themselves in whispers, which fell off into sibilant monosyllables, and then into nothing at all.• There would have been no sound down there but the sibilant trickle of water.• sibilant whispersRelated topics: Linguisticssibilantsibilant2 noun [countable] technical SLa sibilant sound such as ‘s’ or ‘sh’ in EnglishOrigin sibilant1 (1600-1700) Latin present participle of sibilare “to hiss, whistle”
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