Sibilance
Sizzle
Sizzle noun - A sound similar to the speech sound \s\ stretched out.
Usage example: there was a brief sizzle as the moth flew into the flame
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Sibilance and sizzle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Sibilance" instead a noun "Sizzle".
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Sizzle and Sibilance. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/sibilance/sizzle
Sibilance & Sizzle. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/sibilance/sizzle>.
Sizzle or Sibilance. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/sibilance/sizzle.
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