Sibilant - Definition

adj 1: of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a
constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both
`thin' and `then') [syn: fricative, continuant,
sibilant, spirant, strident]
n 1: a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)
[syn: sibilant, sibilant consonant]