Sibilant (Adjective)
Meaning
Of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then').
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The sibilant sounds in the words "bus" and "buzz" are often difficult for non-native speakers to pronounce correctly.
- The teacher asked her student to pay close attention to the sibilant sounds in the words "this" and "that" to improve her pronunciation.
- The sibilant sounds in the phrase "the sixth sick sheik" are notoriously tricky to pronounce for many learners of English.
- The linguist studied the sibilant sounds in various languages to understand their phonetic characteristics.
- The actor struggled to pronounce the sibilant sounds in the script, which made the dialogue sound unnatural.