'Sibilation' definitions:
Definition of 'sibilation'
(from WordNet)
noun
A fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval); "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience" [syn: hiss, hissing, hushing, fizzle, sibilation]
noun
Pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound [syn: sibilation, assibilation]
Definition of 'Sibilation'
From: GCIDE
- Sibilation \Sib`i*la"tion\, n. [L. sibilatio.] Utterance with a hissing sound; also, the sound itself; a hiss. [1913 Webster]
- He, with a long, low sibilation, stared. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'sibilation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aphonia,
- artificial voice,
- broken speech,
- broken tones,
- broken voice,
- childish treble,
- choked voice,
- cracked voice,
- croak,
- crow,
- dysarthria,
- dyslalia,
- dyslogia,
- dysphasia,
- dysphonia,
- dysphrasia,
- falsetto,
- harshness,
- hawking voice,
- hiss,
- hoarseness,
- idioglossia,
- idiolalia,
- impairment of speech,
- lisp,
- lisping,
- loss of voice,
- muzzy speech,
- nasal tone,
- nasalization,
- quaver,
- shake,
- speech defect,
- speech impediment,
- tremor,
- twang