Sibilant

Adjective

  1. (of a speech sound) sounded with a hissing effect, for example, s, sh.

“THE NEGRO met the first of the ladies at the front door and let them in, with their hushed, sibilant voices and their quick, curious glances, and then he disappeared.” (Faulkner, Ch5, paragraph1, PDF) – A Rose For Emily

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