[syn: sibilation, assibilation]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sibilation \Sib`i*la"tion\, n. [L. sibilatio.]
Utterance with a hissing sound; also, the sound itself; a
hiss.
[1913 Webster]
He, with a long, low sibilation, stared. --Tennyson.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sibilation
n 1: a fricative sound (especially as an expression of
disapproval); "the performers could not be heard over the
hissing of the audience" [syn: hiss, hissing,
hushing, fizzle, sibilation]
2: pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound
[syn: sibilation, assibilation]