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To: brytlea
Thanks, you made me learn a new word: 1sib·i·lant adj \ˈsi-bə-lənt\ : having, containing, or producing the sound of or a sound resembling that of the s or the sh in sash Examples of SIBILANT: the sibilant hiss of a snake Origin of SIBILANT Latin sibilant-, sibilans, present participle of sibilare to hiss, whistle, of imitative origin I still think he's a fairy boy but the hissing of a serpent fits him.
98 posted on 01/24/2011 4:33:35 PM PST by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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To: ViLaLuz
Whoa Nelly, what happened to the format? Thanks, you made me learn a new word: sib·i·lant adj \ˈsi-bə-lənt\ : having, containing, or producing the sound of or a sound resembling that of the s or the sh in sash Examples of SIBILANT: the sibilant hiss of a snake Origin of SIBILANT Latin sibilant-, sibilans, present participle of sibilare to hiss, whistle, of imitative origin I still think he's a fairy boy but the hissing of a serpent fits him.
99 posted on 01/24/2011 4:35:27 PM PST by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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LOL I discovered it when I was trying to figure out what that sound was. ;) I know people sometimes make it when they also have bad dental work (like poorly fitting dentures).


107 posted on 01/24/2011 8:24:08 PM PST by brytlea
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