Sibilant vs Assibilate - What's the difference?
sibilant | assibilate |
Characterized by a hissing sound such as the "s" or "sh" in sash'' or ''surge .
* 1960 : Harper Lee, To Kill A Mockingbird
(phonetics) A hissing sound such as the 's' or 'sh' in 'sash' or 'surge'.
* 1955 : H. A. Gleason, An Introduction to Descriptive Linguistics , page 194, section 14.7
(linguistics, phonetics) To change into or pronounce with the accompaniment of a sibilant sound or sounds.
(linguistics, phonetics) To change by assibilation.
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As an adjective sibilant
is characterized by a hissing sound such as the "s" or "sh" in sash or surge.As a noun sibilant
is a hissing sound such as the 's' or 'sh' in 'sash' or 'surge'.As a verb assibilate is
to change into or pronounce with the accompaniment of a sibilant sound or sounds.sibilant
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- 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."
Derived terms
* sibilantlyNoun
(en noun)- Groove fricatives all have more or less of an [s]-like quality, and are for this reason sometimes called sibilants .
