SIBILATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sibilation mean? 

• SIBILATION (noun)
  The noun SIBILATION has 2 senses:

1. a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)

2. pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound

  Familiarity information: SIBILATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SIBILATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

fizzle; hiss; hissing; hushing; sibilation

Context example:

the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience

Hypernyms ("sibilation" is a kind of...):

noise (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound))

Derivation:

sibilate (make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

assibilation; sibilation

Hypernyms ("sibilation" is a kind of...):

pronunciation (the manner in which someone utters a word)

Derivation:

sibilate (express or utter with a hiss)

sibilate (utter a sibilant)

sibilate (pronounce with an initial sibilant)