sibilant

About 0.16 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Characterized by a hissing or hushing sound such as the s or sh in sack or shack.
2. noun A consonant having a hissing or hushing sound such as the s or sh in sack or shack.

Similar words

soft spirant fricative sibilant consonant rhonchus rhonchi sibilatory shushy hissy fizzy

Often followed by

and sound sounds whisper rales hiss voice in or

Word family

sibilantly sibilants