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sibilance

[sib-uh-luhns] / ˈsɪb ə ləns /


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"And just what business do you have here, stranger?" asked the senior of the guards, his speaking orifice framing with difficulty the sibilances of Universal Galactic.

From Upstarts by Dillon, Leo

It was rich in labials, gutturals, and odd sibilances.

From Red Masquerade by Vance, Louis Joseph




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