sibilant
adjectiveproducing or characterized by a soft, hissing sound, typically made by a hissing or whispering breath, as in the sound of a snake or a whisper.
The sibilant whisper of the wind through the reeds created a haunting atmosphere in the ancient forest.
Also hissing · whispering · hushed · faint · soft
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