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/ˈsɪb.ɪ.lənt/ · adjective
Characterized by a hissing or hushing sound such as the s or sh in sack or shack..
She had a curious habit of prefacing everything she said with a soft sibilant sound. "S-s-s Grace," she said, "it's just like I was telling Brother Hutson the other day. 'S-s-s Brother Hutson,' I said, 'looks like we're fighting a losing battle, a losing battle.' I said."
Groove fricatives all have more or less of an [s]-like quality, and are for this reason sometimes called sibilants.
Use sibilant when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sibilant means Characterized by a hissing or hushing sound such as the s or sh in sack or shack..
Common synonyms include hissing, hissy, sibilatory, sibilant.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
She had a curious habit of prefacing everything she said with a soft sibilant sound. "S-s-s Grace," she said, "it's just like I was telling Brother Hutson the other day. 'S-s-s Brother Hutson,' I said, 'looks like we're fighting a losing battle, a losing battle.' I said."
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