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    sibilate
    /ˈsɪbɪleɪt/

    verb

    • 1. utter with a hissing sound: literary "two gentlemen turned round to me and sibilated the word ‘Poet’"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › sibilateSibilate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Sibilate means to hiss or to utter an initial sibilant sound. Learn the etymology, usage, and examples of this verb and its related words.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › sibilateSIBILATE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Sibilate means to hiss or utter with a hissing sound. It comes from Latin sībilāre and is related to sibilant, a type of consonant sound. See how to use sibilate in a sentence and learn its synonyms and history.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › sibilateSibilate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    When an audience is so angry or disapproving that they make a hissing sound, they sibilate. Little kids who are missing their front teeth often sibilate too. You sibilate to some degree every time you pronounce the letter s — the hissing sound itself is called sibilance, or described as sibilant.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSIBILATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Sibilate means to hiss or pronounce with a hissing sound. Learn the word origin, frequency, derived forms and usage of sibilate from Collins English Dictionary and other sources.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › sibilateSibilate - definition of sibilate by The Free Dictionary

    Sibilate means to pronounce or utter with a hissing sound, as in words like hiss, sizzle, or z. Find synonyms, antonyms, related words, and usage examples of sibilate in different dictionaries and thesaurus.

  7. www.oed.com › dictionary › sibilate_vsibilate, v. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    Sibilate means to make a hissing sound with the tongue, or to express a hissing sound. It comes from Latin sībilāt-, sībilāre. See examples, pronunciation and related words.

  8. www.yourdictionary.com › sibilateSibilate Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Sibilate means to hiss or pronounce with a hissing sound. It comes from Latin sībilāre, which means to hiss. See synonyms, origin and examples of sibilate.