Sibilant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)

of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɪbɪlənt/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɪbɪlənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɪbɪlənt/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈɪbɪlənt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fricative sibilant consonant continuant strident spirant

Parts of Speech

noun	a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)
adjective	of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')

Word Forms

sibilant	adjective	of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
sibilate	verb	express or utter with a hiss
assibilate	verb	insert a sibilant sound before or after (another sound)
continuance	noun	the property of enduring or continuing in time
sibilant	noun	a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Zischlaut

ein Konsonant, der durch einen zischenden Ton gekennzeichnet ist (wie s oder sh)

🇫🇷French

sifflant

une consonne caractérisée par un sifflement (comme s ou sh)

🇪🇸Spanish

sibilante

una consonante caracterizada por un sonido sibilante (como s o sh)

🇮🇹Italian

sibilante

una consonante caratterizzata da un suono sibilante (come s o sh)

🇳🇱Dutch

sissend

een medeklinker gekenmerkt door een sissend geluid (zoals s of sh)

🇵🇹Portuguese

sibilante

uma consoante caracterizada por um som sibilante (como s ou sh)

🇷🇺Russian

шипящий

согласная, характеризующаяся шипящим звуком (например, с или ш)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सीटी बजानेवाला

एक व्यंजन जिसमें हिसिंग ध्वनि होती है (जैसे s या sh)

🇮🇳Tamil

முட்டாள்தனமான

ஒரு ஹிஸ்ஸிங் ஒலியால் வகைப்படுத்தப்படும் ஒரு மெய் (s அல்லது sh போன்றவை)

🇮🇳Telugu

సిబిలెంట్

హిస్సింగ్ ధ్వని (s లేదా sh వంటివి) ద్వారా వర్గీకరించబడిన హల్లు

🇮🇳Gujarati

સિબિલન્ટ

હિસિંગ અવાજ દ્વારા વર્ગીકૃત થયેલ વ્યંજન (જેમ કે s અથવા શ)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಿಬಿಲೆಂಟ್

ಹಿಸ್ಸಿಂಗ್ ಶಬ್ದದಿಂದ ನಿರೂಪಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ವ್ಯಂಜನ (s ಅಥವಾ sh ನಂತಹ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

സിബിലൻ്റ്

ഒരു ഹിസ്സിംഗ് ശബ്ദത്താൽ സ്വഭാവമുള്ള ഒരു വ്യഞ്ജനാക്ഷരം (s അല്ലെങ്കിൽ sh പോലെ)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

嘶嘶声

以嘶嘶声为特征的辅音（如 s 或 sh）

🇯🇵Japanese

歯擦音

シューという音を特徴とする子音（s または sh など）

🇰🇷Korean

치찰음

쉿하는 소리가 특징인 자음(s 또는 sh와 같은)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giọng xuýt xoa

một phụ âm được đặc trưng bởi âm thanh rít lên (như s hoặc sh)

🇹🇭Thai

พี่น้อง

พยัญชนะที่มีลักษณะเสียงฟู่ (เช่น s หรือ sh)

🇮🇩Indonesian

bunyi berdesis

konsonan yang bercirikan bunyi mendesis (seperti s atau sh)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ذو صفير

حرف ساكن يتميز بصوت الهسهسة (مثل s أو sh)

🇮🇷Persian

سیبلانت

یک صامت که با صدای خش خش مشخص می شود (مانند s یا sh)

🇹🇷Turkish

ıslıklı ses

tıslama sesiyle karakterize edilen bir ünsüz (s veya sh gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

שׁוֹרקָנִי

עיצור המאופיין בצליל שושן (כמו s או sh)

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The primary meaning of 'sibilant' is 'a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)'.

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Using 'sibilant' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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