sibilance Meaning, Definition & Usage

Sib"i*lance, Sib"i*lan*cy noun (Also<

• Sibilance
• Sibilancy

)

Definitions

1. The quality or state of being sibilant; sibilation.

   Milton would not have avoided them for their sibilancy, he who wrote . . . verses that hiss like Medusa's head in wrath. Lowell.