Synonyms for sibilation
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A hissing sound.
From the shadows emanated a hushed sibilation.
Related words
- Is a kind of
- sound
Forms
- Plural
- sibilations → hisses, hissings, fizzles, hushings…
Example sentences
- hiss The hiss of rushing gas could be heard.
- hissing "What was that?" "Two cats hissing at each other."
- fizzle Her projects always start out great, then fizzle out.
- hushing Dmitri put his finger over his lips, making a hushing sound.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| sibilation | steady | |
| hiss | rising | |
| hissing | rising | |
| fizzle | rising | |
| hushing | rising | |
| assibilation | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- hiss1
- 6 letters
- fizzle2
- 7 letters
- hissing2, hushing
- 12 letters
- assibilation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fizzle2 = 2 syllables).