The Open Dictionary

sibilance

noun

UK/ˈsɪb.ɪ.lᵊnts/
US/ˈsɪb.ɪ.lᵊnts/

Definitions of sibilance noun

  1. Uncountablephonetics

    The production of a hissing sound, typically similar to that of 's' or 'sh'; also, the hissing sound itself.

    • The sibilance of the snake as it slithered through the grass.

    • The microphone picked up the sibilance in her speech.

    • We could hear the sibilance coming from the drain.