What is the Spanish word for "sibilant"?

Learn how to say "sibilant" in Spanish with examples and practice

English

sibilant

Spanish

sibilante

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Examples of how to use "sibilant" in Spanish

English
A soft sibilant sound came from the snake.
Spanish
Un suave sonido silbante provenía de la serpiente.
English
Her whisper had a soft sibilant quality.
Spanish
Su susurro tenía una cualidad silbante suave.
English
The snake made a sibilant hiss in grass.
Spanish
La serpiente hizo un siseo silbante en la hierba.
English
He admired the sibilant sound of rain.
Spanish
Él admiraba el sonido silbante de la lluvia.
English
That critic used a sibilant tone of voice.
Spanish
Ese crítico usaba un tono de voz silbante.

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A soft sibilant sound came from the snake.

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