Synonyms for sibilation
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : sib-uh-leyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɪb əˌleɪt |
Top 10 synonyms for sibilation Other synonyms for the word sibilation
Définition of sibilation
Origin :- 1650s, from Latin sibilatus, past participle of sibilare "to hiss, whistle" (see sibilant (adj.)). Related: Sibilated; sibilating.
- As in buzz : noun droning sound
- As in hiss : noun buzzing sound; jeer
- As Dr. Johnson would have said; sir, there was a habit of sibilation in the house.
- Extract from : « The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb » by Charles Lamb
- Further is to be noted the tendency to the sibilation of cj, for which Sicil.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 8 » by Various
- At the same time a sibilation of leaves ran through the sultry air.
- Extract from : « Shadows of Flames » by Amelie Rives
- The world was still, except for the sibilation of the whispering heads bunched together over the table.
- Extract from : « Within the Tides » by Joseph Conrad
- Her voice was peculiar, very low and sweet, and so soft that the dominant note was of sibilation.
- Extract from : « The Lair of the White Worm » by Bram Stoker
- He was turning back when he fancied he heard the sibilation of a whispering in the room.
- Extract from : « The Ordeal of Richard Feverel, Complete » by George Meredith
- When a lady walks through a college quadrangle and hears no sibilation, let her know sadly that first youth is past.
- Extract from : « Pipefuls » by Christopher Morley
- Simmers all the air with sibilation of smi, Ceaseless, wearying sense,—a sound of perpetual boiling.
- Extract from : « Shadowings » by Lafcadio Hearn
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