ıslıksı

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Turkish - English
sibilant
A hissing sound such as the 's' or 'sh' in 'sash' or 'surge'

Groove fricatives all have more or less of an -like quality, and are for this reason sometimes called sibilants.

Characterized by a hissing sound such as the "s" or "sh" in sash or surge

She had a curious habit of prefacing everything she said with a soft sibilant sound.S-s-s Grace, she said, it's just like I was telling Brother Hutson the other day. 'S-s-s Brother Hutson,' I said, 'looks like we're fighting a losing battle, a losing battle.' I said..

{a} hissing, making a hissing noise
made with a hissing sound
Characterized by a hissing sound such as the s or sh in sash or surge
{i} consonant pronounced with a hissing sound (Linguistics)
of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
A sibiliant letter
Sibilant sounds are soft `s' sounds. A sibilant murmuring briefly pervaded the room. making or being an 's' or 'sh' sound (present participle of sibilare ). a sibilant sound such as 's' or 'sh' in English
Making a hissing sound; uttered with a hissing sound; hissing; as, s, z, sh, and zh, are sibilant elementary sounds
A hissing sound such as the s or sh in sash or surge
Having the sound of the s or the sh in sash
a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)
characterized by a hissing sound, especially a speech sound, such as those indicated by "s," "sh," "z," or "zh " See also: sigmatism
{s} producing a hissing sound

Related Terms

ıslıksı ses
sibilant sound
ıslıksı ses
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ıslıksı ses vermek
sibilate