noun
- A consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh.
- synonyms: sibilant consonant
adjective
- Of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then'. ).
- synonyms: fricative, continuant, spirant, strident
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