1
[ verb ] insert a sibilant sound before or after (another sound)

Related terms

sibilate sibilant

2
[ verb ] insert a sibilant sound before or after (another sound)

Related terms

sibilate

3
[ verb ] change into a sibilant

Examples

"In the syllable /si/, the /s/ sibilates in Japanese"

Related terms

change sibilant

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assibiliate assibilation

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