DEFINITIONS

sibilate

[ sib-uh-leyt ]
/ ˈsɪb əˌleɪt /
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verb (used without object), sib·i·lat·ed, sib·i·lat·ing.

to hiss.

verb (used with object), sib·i·lat·ed, sib·i·lat·ing.

to utter or pronounce with a hissing sound.

Words related to sibilate

whisper, disapprove, hoot, whiz, deride, condemn, blow, decry, damn, rasp, shrill, mock, fizz, sizzle, spit, whistle, revile, wheeze, catcall, swish

Words nearby sibilate

siberian squill, siberian wallflower, siberite, sibilant, sibilant rale, sibilate, sibirʾ, sibiu, sibling, sibling species, sibship

Origin of sibilate

1650–60; < Latin sībilātus (past participle of sībilāre to hiss); see sibilant, -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM sibilate

sib·i·la·tion, nounsib·i·la·tor, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for sibilate

sibilate
/ (ˈsɪbɪˌleɪt) /

verb

to pronounce or utter (words or speech) with a hissing sound

Derived forms of sibilate

sibilation, noun
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