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sibilation, n.
(sibilations)
more info pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound
<noun.communication>

assibilation sibilation
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derivationally related form
sibilate sibilate sibilate
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derivationally related form
assibilate assibilate
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hypernym
pronunciation
more info a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
<noun.event>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

fizzle hiss hissing hushing sibilation

sample sentences

"the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience"
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derivationally related form
hiss hiss hiss
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derivationally related form
hiss hiss hiss
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derivationally related form
sibilate
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hypernym
noise