Sibilance
Whiz
Whiz noun - A sound similar to the speech sound \s\ stretched out.
Usage example: the whiz of an arrow flying by at an uncomfortably close range
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Whiz and Sibilance. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/sibilance/whiz
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