Sibilant

Definition:

• (a.) Making a hissing sound; uttered with a hissing sound; hissing; as, s, z, sh, and zh, are sibilant elementary sounds.
• (n.) A sibiliant letter.

Compare sibilant with other words:

sibilant vs. spirant

sibilant vs. sibilous

assibilation vs. sibilant

assibilate vs. sibilant

pish vs. sibilant

sibilant vs. sibilation

sibilant vs. sibilate

sibilancy vs. sibilant

sibilance vs. sibilant

hissing vs. sibilant

buzz vs. sibilant

fricative vs. sibilant