Sibilation
Origin
Latin sibilatio, from sÄ«bilÄre ("to hiss"), present active infinitive of sÄ«bilÅ.
Full definition of sibilation
Noun
sibilation
(plural sibilations)- A hissing sound.
- 1962, Sir Monier Monier-Williams, A practical grammar of the Sanskrit language, The exact labial sibilation denoted by f, and the soft sibilation z are unknown in Sanskrit.
- From the shadows emanated a hushed sibilation.