Sibilation

  • 21Sibilancy — Sibilance Sib i*lance, Sibilancy Sib i*lan*cy, n. The quality or state of being sibilant; sibilation. [1913 Webster] Milton would not have avoided them for their sibilancy, he who wrote . . . verses that hiss like Medusa s head in wrath. Lowell.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 22Sifflement — Sif fle*ment, n. [F., a whistling or hissing.] The act of whistling or hissing; a whistling sound; sibilation. [Obs.] A. Brewer. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 23sibilate — verb ( lated; lating) Etymology: Latin sibilatus, past participle of sibilare Date: circa 1656 intransitive verb 1. hiss 2. to utter an initial sibilant ; prefix an s sound transitive verb 1 …

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  • 24Paeligni — The Paeligni or Peligni were a people of ancient Italy, first mentioned as a member of a confederacy which included the Marsi, Marrucini and Vestini, with which the Romans came into conflict in the Second Samnite War, 325 BC.On the submission of… …

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  • 25Gay lisp — A gay lisp is not a technical lisp, but refers to stereotypical speech attributes assigned to and sometimes heard in gay males. [http://www.speech language therapy.com/codemix.htm Beyond Lisping: Code Switching and Gay Speech Styles] ] [… …

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  • 26sibility — noun a) The quality of being sibilate b) sibilation …

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  • 27sibilant — 1. adjective /ˈsɪb.ɪ.lənt/ Characterized by a hissing sound such as the s or sh in sash or surge. She had a curious habit of prefacing everything she said with a soft sibilant sound. S s s Grace, she said, its just like I was telling Brother… …

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  • 28buzz — Synonyms and related words: DDD, Indian file, alert, array, articulation, assibilate, assibilation, bank, bark, bawl, belch, bellow, birr, blare, blat, blubber, bombilate, bombinate, boom, bray, breathe, bruit, bum, bumble, burr, bustle, busy… …

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  • 29croak — Synonyms and related words: air a grievance, aphonia, apprehend, artificial voice, beef, belch, bellyache, bitch, blare, blast, blat, blot out, bode, bray, broken speech, broken tones, broken voice, bump off, burr, buy it, buzz, cackle, call,… …

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  • 30crow — Synonyms and related words: Homeric laughter, aphonia, artificial voice, bar, bark, bawl, be in stitches, beam, bellow, belly laugh, blare, blat, blow, blubber, bluster, boff, boffola, boom, brag, bray, break up, breathe, broken speech, broken… …

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