sibilance
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Even now, she records many of her vocals at home, with a sock stretched over the microphone to prevent popping and sibilance.
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2026
Similarly, on “JumpOutTheHouse,” he delivers the titular refrain by accentuating the sibilance in the word “house” so that it sounds like the word is cleaving the air as it gets pulled down to earth.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 9, 2021
Burmese Days by George Orwell The sweet sibilance of the title alone makes this a compulsory choice.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 10, 2019
In a quiet room, there’s a detectable measure of sibilance to the Be Live5 sound, but that tends to be the price you have to pay to get sound that’s enjoyable in noisier environs.
From The Verge ● Aug. 21, 2018
Orr snickered with a slight, mucid sibilance and turned back to his work, squatting.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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