Sibilant
Sibilant noun - A consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh).
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Whistle
Whistle noun - The sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture.
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Sibilant and whistle are semantically related in hissing topic. Sometimes you can use "Sibilant" instead a noun "Whistle".
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Whistle and Sibilant. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/sibilant/whistle
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