sibilation

Nouns

  • (n) a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
    • the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience
    fizzle, hiss, hissing, hushing,
  • (n) pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound assibilation,

Synonyms

fizzle hiss hissing hushing assibilation

Words of close approximity