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Noun Concept
Categories: Manner of articulation, Sibilant consonants, Articles with short description
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sibilant  sibilant consonant  Groove spirant  Hissing consonant  Hissing sound
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A consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh) WordNet 3.0
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A consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Sibilants are fricative consonants of higher amplitude and pitch, made by directing a stream of air with the tongue towards the teeth. Wikipedia
A group of consonants that have a hissing or hushing sound Wikipedia Disambiguation
Fricative or affricate consonant, of higher amplitude and pitch, made by directing a stream of air with the tongue towards the sharp edge of the teeth, which are held close together Wikidata
A speech sound characterized by a hissing quality. OmegaWiki
A consonant having a hissing sound such as the 's' or 'sh' in 'sash' or 'surge'. Wiktionary
Phonetics: a hissing sound. Wiktionary (translation)