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sibilant
adjective
noun
Of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as ‘f’, ‘s’, ‘z’, or ‘th’ in both ‘thin’ and ‘then’)
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ˈsɪb.ɪ.lənt
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adjective
Of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as ‘f’, ‘s’, ‘z’, or ‘th’ in both ‘thin’ and ‘then’)
noun
A consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)
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