Sibilation \Sib`i*la"tion\, n. [L. sibilatio.] Utterance with a hissing sound; also, the sound itself; a hiss. He, with a long, low sibilation, stared. --Tennyson.
sibilation n 1: a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval); "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience" [syn: {hiss}, {hissing}] 2: pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound [syn: {assibilation}]