A soft voice, just avoiding the sibilance of a whisper, breathed in his ear: "He did not come?". From Wordnik.com. [The Raven In The Foregate]
And with that sibilance mounting in my interior ear it was difficult to stay calm and impartial. From Wordnik.com. [Dexter in the Dark]
One word was repeated with a long-drawn sibilance. From Wordnik.com. [The Soul of the War] Reference
I’m mostly pro-stimulus myself, but I don’t think that extra bit of sibilance is going to persuade anyone. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Leonhardt on Stimuluss] Reference
There's sibilance in Ms., but it's lazy sibilance. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-07-01] Reference
This is also when his annoying sibilance kicks in. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » ThinkFast: August 24, 2006] Reference
Her own voice was a warm sibilance against his ear. From Wordnik.com. [In Alien Hands]
A sound — the sibilance of dragging feet on stone. From Wordnik.com. [The Crucible]
Just the sibilance of scissors, snipping at her sanity. From Wordnik.com. [Flyaway] Reference
The wind among the bones made a faint sibilance in Lar's ears. From Wordnik.com. [Conan The Warlord]
A drag, the soft sibilance of a moving thing, was on his oar blade. From Wordnik.com. [O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921] Reference
Shut Limbaugh Down In Iraq, for his sibilance at the end of soldier. From Wordnik.com. [Printing: Shut Limbaugh Down In Iraq, for his sibilance at the end of soldier] Reference
She caught her breath quickly -- Trent could hear its soft sibilance. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Far End] Reference
Just long enough to hear the hushed sibilance of a welcome-home chuckle. From Wordnik.com. [Dexter in the Dark]
There's a tinge of sibilance, but nothing that can't be solved by a sock. From Wordnik.com. [oatcake Diary Entry] Reference
The problems is that little "s," the sibilance at the end of the soldier. From Wordnik.com. [Shut Limbaugh Down In Iraq, for his sibilance at the end of soldier] Reference
'Sso,' she said quietly, the sibilance of her accent suddenly very strong. From Wordnik.com. [The Gates of Noon]
“Nooo!” was the final human cry to penetrate the tumultuous sibilance. From Wordnik.com. [365 tomorrows » 2006 » March : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference
The background reverb and excess sibilance rendered the audio unlistenable. From Wordnik.com. [PodCastle » PC010: Magic in a Certain Slant of Light] Reference
He could hear the faint sibilance of Gorham's clothing as the man approached. From Wordnik.com. [The Best Made Plans] Reference
Printing: Shut Limbaugh Down In Iraq, for his sibilance at the end of soldier. From Wordnik.com. [Printing: Shut Limbaugh Down In Iraq, for his sibilance at the end of soldier] Reference
There was a hideous sibilance in it - Balthus turned cold at the implication. From Wordnik.com. [The Conan Chronicles]
There was a hideous sibilance in it -- Balthus turned cold at the implication. From Wordnik.com. [Conan The Warrior]
Grumbles sounded from the audience, backed by the sibilance of unceasing dry wind. From Wordnik.com. [The Dragons of Chaos]
OpEdNews - Article: Shut Limbaugh Down In Iraq, for his sibilance at the end of soldier. From Wordnik.com. [Shut Limbaugh Down In Iraq, for his sibilance at the end of soldier] Reference
There is just the slightest hint of sibilance, but that could be down to the recording. From Wordnik.com. [Caught in the 'Arsct'] Reference
She nodded dumbly, aware of the glint in his eye and the chilling sibilance of his words. From Wordnik.com. [Last Sword Of Power]
A sudden hissing shattered the stillness, the sibilance punctuated by popping and cracking. From Wordnik.com. [Morgawr]
There was a long silence from him, while from the phone came the sibilance of the voice at the other end. From Wordnik.com. [The Luxembourg Run]
Unfortunately, it's also become a place where we have lost any sibilance of those promises of transparency and accountability. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 19, 2009] Reference
Too much emphasis in this range, however, can produce sibilance on the vocals. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz] Reference
It seemed to lack the sibilance of the MR-1, so it might be a bit more balanced. From Wordnik.com. [bt.etree.org] Reference
He felt like the author to whose ears is borne the ominous sibilance of the pit. From Wordnik.com. [The Big Bow Mystery] Reference
Saw Zizek speak at Parallax, a blur of hair, sibilance and flying hands, and met. From Wordnik.com. [Ballardian] Reference
Listen for undue sibilance (when the 's' sounds make too much of an 'ssss' noise). From Wordnik.com. [PC World] Reference
I found that I needed a "pop filter," which cuts down on the plosive "p" sound and sibilance. From Wordnik.com. [Writer Unboxed] Reference
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