Synonyms for sibilant
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Characterized by a hissing or hushing sound such as the s or sh in sack or shack.
Related words
- Is a kind of
- fricative
Example sentences
- strident I don't like their music; I find the singer's voice strident.
- hissing "What was that?" "Two cats hissing at each other."
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| sibilant | steady | |
| strident | rising | |
| continuant | falling | |
| hissing | rising | |
| hissy | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- hissy
- 7 letters
- hissing2
- 8 letters
- strident2
- 9 letters
- fricative
- 10 letters
- continuant
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hissing2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- sifflant