Hyphenation of sibilant

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word sibilant? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

sibi-lant

Definitions of sibilant:

1.	A consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)
2.	Of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')

Synonyms of sibilant:

adj	fricative, spirant, soft
noun	sibilant consonant, consonant

Last hyphenations of this language

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