sibilation
Example Sentences
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Something about the patience in her phrasing and the delicacy of her sibilation always turns the clock into vapor.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 27, 2023
Sibilation -- N. sibilance, sibilation; zip; hiss &c. v.; sternutation; high note &c.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget
Bob whistled,—a long sibilation of amazement,—and then laughed and laughed again.
From A Tar-Heel Baron by Edward Stratton Holloway
"Whew!" whistled Dr. Hawkes; and the sibilation was repeated by Uncle Moses, for each of them weighed over two hundred and a quarter.
From Across India Or, Live Boys in the Far East by Oliver Optic
My lord prolonged the sibilation of his 'Yes,' in the way of absent-minded men.
From Lord Ormont and His Aminta — Complete by George Meredith
