sibilance
noun[U]
phoneticsliteraryorspecializeduk/ˈsɪb.ɪ.lənts/us/ˈsɪb.ɪ.lənts/thefactof making a "s" or "sh"sound:
发出s或sh音the sibilance of hiswhisperingvoice他低声细语时发出的嘶嘶声
Linguistics: phonology & phonetics
- alliterative
- alveolar
- apheresis
- aphesis
- aphetic
- aspirate
- guttural
- homonym
- laterally
- lax
- lenis
- macron
- misemphasis
- phonology
- schwa
- segmental
- semivowel
- sibilant
- speech pathology
- suprasegmental