sibilate
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Sibilate — Sib i*late, v. t. & i. To pronounce with a hissing sound, like that of the letter s; to mark with a character indicating such pronunciation. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sibilate — [sib′əlāt΄] vt., vi. sibilated, sibilating [< L sibilatus, pp.: see SIBILANT] to hiss, or pronounce with a hissing sound sibilation n … English World dictionary
sibilate — verb ( lated; lating) Etymology: Latin sibilatus, past participle of sibilare Date: circa 1656 intransitive verb 1. hiss 2. to utter an initial sibilant ; prefix an s sound transitive verb 1 … New Collegiate Dictionary
sibilate — sibilation, n. sibilator, n. /sib euh layt /, v., sibilated, sibilating. v.i. 1. to hiss. v.t. 2. to utter or pronounce with a hissing sound. [1650 60; < L sibilatus (ptp. of sibilare to hiss); see SIBILANT, ATE1] * * * … Universalium
sibilate — Synonyms and related words: assibilate, bark, bawl, bellow, blare, blat, blubber, boom, bray, breathe, buzz, cackle, chant, chirp, coo, crow, drawl, effervesce, exclaim, fizz, fizzle, flute, gasp, growl, grunt, hiss, hush, keen, lilt, lisp,… … Moby Thesaurus
sibilate — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To make a sharp sibilant sound: fizz, fizzle, hiss, sizzle, swish, whiz, whoosh. See SOUNDS … English dictionary for students
sibilate — sib·i·late || sɪbɪleɪt v. pronounce with a hissing sound … English contemporary dictionary
sibilate — [ sɪbɪleɪt] verb literary utter with a hissing sound. Derivatives sibilation noun … English new terms dictionary
sibilate — v hiss, lisp, rasp; wheeze, whistle, whiffle, whisper … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
sibilate — sib·i·late … English syllables
