Noun sibilation has 2 senses
  1. hiss, hissing, sibilation - a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval); "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience"
    --1 is a kind of noise
    Derived form: verb sibilate4
  2. sibilation, assibilation - pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound
    --2 is a kind of pronunciation
    Derived forms: verb sibilate1, verb sibilate2, verb sibilate3
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