verb
Meaning 1
To hiss.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
sibilate
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Sound
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verb
Meaning 2
To speak with a hissing sound.
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verb
Meaning 3
make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hiss, siss, sizz
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: utter, emit, let out, let loose
verb
Meaning 4
express or utter with a hiss
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hiss, sizz, siss
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
verb
Meaning 5
utter a sibilant
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: utter, emit, let out, let loose
Narrower terms: assibilate
verb
Meaning 6
pronounce with an initial sibilant
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin sībilātus, past participle of sībilō. Doublet of siffle.