What does sibilation mean?

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sibi·la·tion

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. hiss, hissing, hushing, fizzle, sibilationnoun

    a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)

    "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience"

  2. sibilation, assibilationnoun

    pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound

Wiktionary

  1. sibilationnoun

    A hissing sound.

  2. Etymology: sibilatio, from sibilare, present active infinitive of sibilo.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Sibilationnoun

    A hissing sound.

    Etymology: from sibilo, Latin.

    Metals, quenched in water, give a sibilation or hissing sound. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

    A pipe, a little moistened on the inside, maketh a more solemn sound than if the pipe were dry; but yet with a sweet degree of sibilation or purling. Francis Bacon, Nat. History.

ChatGPT

  1. sibilation

    Sibilation refers to the act or process of making a hissing sound, typically associated with the pronunciation of certain consonants like "s" or "z". It can also refer specifically to an exaggerated or extended pronunciation of these sounds in speech.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sibilationnoun

    utterance with a hissing sound; also, the sound itself; a hiss

  2. Etymology: [L. sibilatio.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sibilation in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sibilation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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