Definition of "shibilant" []

• A fricative corresponding to a hushing sound. An example of a shibilant is described by the IPA symbol "esh" (ʃ). (noun)

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• "Similarly, s the shibilant occurs word initially only before u."
• "Once it appears in the ambiguous reading kru(v)s (it can be a sibilant or a shibilant)."
• "I think we can get rid of the shibilant as a phoneme."