How many syllables in sibilant?

There are 3 syllables in the word sibilant.

How to pronounce sibilant:

sibilant (adjective):: having, containing, or producing the sound of or a sound resembling that of the s or the sh in sash; adjective. of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as f',s', z', orth' in both thin' andthen').

continuant

fricative

soft

spirant

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