sibilant

equivalents

soft

synonyms

groove fricative

hissing

hypernyms

fricative

fricative consonant

spirant

etymologically-related-terms

sibilance

sibilancy

sibilate

sibilation

same-contexts

anguished

birdlike

breathy

drawn-out

gruff

guttural

half-uttered

husky

long-drawn

low-pitched

melodious

plaintive

rasp

raspy

raucous

soundless

squeaky

tinny

unmusical

whispery

wordless