sibilant
Example Sentences
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The sibilant sound of the rattlesnake's tail has long been a movie cliché.
From BBC • Aug. 19, 2021
The insectivorous choruses actually synchronize their sibilant symphonies in a deafening, but gorgeous, hum.
From Scientific American • Jun. 14, 2021
He was sometimes criticised and even ridiculed for never changing his deep, abrasive, slightly sibilant Scottish burr no matter if he were playing an Irishman, an Arab or a Russian.
From The Guardian • Oct. 31, 2020
The mask muffles your voice; the sibilant hiss of oxygen pouring from face masks all over the ER drowns out your words.
From Washington Post • Apr. 13, 2020
His sibilant voice called in to them: “Stay where you are, little ones. I will come to you, Asmodeussss!”
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
