sibilance

[ sib-uh-luhns ]

/ ˈsɪb ə ləns /

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noun

a hissing quality of sound, or the hissing sound itself:I stretched out comfortably in my sleeping bag, peering up at the stars and listening to the ocean's gentle sibilance.The older, poorer quality recordings had more than a hint of sibilance.

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Rarely sib·i·lan·cy

[sib-uh-luhn-see] /ˈsɪb ə lən si/ .

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non·sib·i·lance, nounsub·sib·i·lance, noun

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How to use sibilance in a sentence

I suspect most amateur podcasters don’t even consider a wind screen, but after listening to a bit of level-spiking sibilance, you’ll understand exactly why this microphone add-on is so important.
Gift Guide: 7 perfect gifts for podcasters and streamers|Brian Heater|November 23, 2020|TechCrunch
The gentle sibilance of air drawn through the glowing nest of tobacco is the only sound.
Shandygaff|Christopher Morley
"I am here as a witness," a thousand mocking voices seemed to hiss in echoed sibilance.
Ghetto Tragedies|Israel Zangwill
She laughed, a mirthless sibilance that was marvelously like a snake's hissing, her eyes hard and dry.
The Song of the Wolf|Frank Mayer

Distress signals hissed into the atmosphere in urgent sibilance, then faltered and died away.
Merchantmen-at-Arms|David W. Bone
Then the breaking of a twig and the sibilance of whispering voices—two of them—perhaps more.
The Vagrant Duke|George Gibbs

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