sibilance
/ˈsɪbɪləns/
repetition of hissing sounds (s, sh, z)
“The silken, sad, uncertain rustling—Poe's sibilance.”
Origin: Latin sibilare (to hiss), from sibilus (a hissing)
/ˈsɪbɪləns/
repetition of hissing sounds (s, sh, z)
“The silken, sad, uncertain rustling—Poe's sibilance.”
Origin: Latin sibilare (to hiss), from sibilus (a hissing)