sibilant

Definition of Sibilant in English :

a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)

of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as f', s', z', or th' in both thin' and then')

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sibilant

adjective

1. phonetics

relating to or denoting the consonants (s, z, /ʃ/, /ʒ/), all pronounced with a characteristic hissing sound

2.

having a hissing sound

the sibilant sound of wind among the leaves

noun

3.

a sibilant consonant

adjective

1.

having or making a hissing sound

2. Phonetics

articulated with such a sound, as (s), (z), ( (ʃ) ; sh) ), (; ʒ) ; zh) ), (; tʃ) ; ch) ), and (; dʒ) ; j) )

noun

3.

a sibilant consonant: a type of fricative

adj.

Of, characterized by, or producing a hissing sound like that of (s) or (sh): the sibilant consonants; a sibilant bird call.

n.

A sibilant speech sound, such as English (s), (sh), (z), or (zh).