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sibilance
This term describes a specific acoustic texture characterized by high-frequency friction. In audio engineering and linguistics, it refers to the sharp, whistling quality of fricative consonants. It is often discussed as a technical flaw in recording, where excessive sibilance creates a harsh, piercing effect that requires a de-esser to mitigate.
As an uncountable noun, sibilance refers to a general quality or phenomenon rather than discrete units. It cannot be pluralized to describe multiple instances of hissing; instead, one would refer to different levels or types of sibilance.
Meanings
Examples
The audio engineer used a de-esser to reduce the harsh sibilance in the vocal track.
Her voice had a soft sibilance that made her sound like she was whispering a secret.
Too much sibilance in a recording can be piercing to the listener.
I need to fix this sibilance before I export the final podcast episode.
The poet used sibilance to mimic the sound of the ocean waves hitting the shore.
Listen to the sibilance in that phrase; it creates a very sinister mood.
The microphone is picking up way too much sibilance from the singer.