Meanings
plural sibilations
- countableuncountableA hissing sound.
From the shadows emanated a hushed sibilation.
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The exact labial sibilation denoted by f, and the soft sibilation z are unknown in Sanskrit.
1962, Sir Monier Monier-Williams, A practical grammar of the Sanskrit language, page 18Synonyms: groove fricative, hiss, sibilating, siss
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA hissing sound.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
nounpronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinsibilatio
- Englishsibilation
Latin sibilatio, from sībilāre (“to hiss”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans sisgeluid
- sisgeluidhissing sound
Polish sybilacja
- sybilacjahissing sound
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sibilation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sibilation
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