sibilance

noun

sib·​i·​lance ˈsi-bə-lən(t)s 

: a sibilant quality or sound

Examples of sibilance in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

However, things never get out of hand and there isn’t a hint of sibilance. —Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024

Finally, the treble was so smooth and restrained, never straying into sibilance or even a hint of distortion. —Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024

What about sibilance processing or other dynamic compression? —Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2024

Controls here are limited but do offer adjustments to sibilance, EQ, stereo width, and loudness. —Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2024

On the other side, there’s a high-pass (or low cut) filter for taming sibilance with a choice of 50Hz and 120Hz. —Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023

In it, a man dressed as a proto-millennial female — hair in Hollywood waves, slight sibilance, exquisite vocal fry — delivered quick-cut punch lines in rapid succession. —Alessandra Colaianni, STAT, 25 Nov. 2021

The highs are very detailed, and that makes for shiny cymbals and good sibilance. —Christian De Looper, BGR, 21 June 2022

Meanwhile, the treble shone through clearly but never displayed signs of sibilance or appeared splashy. —Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 21 June 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1823, in the meaning defined above