sibilate
verb (used without object)
to hiss.
sibilation
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a word derived from
sibilate.
Example Sentences
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Something about the patience in her phrasing and the delicacy of her sibilation always turns the clock into vapor.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 27, 2023
He was silent long enough to whet an imagined expectation; then he set his face towards the sky, and began a soft, low, coaxing sibilation between his teeth.
From Dr. Breen's Practice by William Dean Howells
My lord prolonged the sibilation of his 'Yes,' in the way of absent- minded men.
From Lord Ormont and His Aminta — Volume 4 by George Meredith
"Ah, it isn't quite like a gentleman's stealing a few spoons," old Corey began, in the gentle way he had, and with a certain involuntary sibilation through the gaps between his front teeth.
From The Quality of Mercy by William Dean Howells
A dolorous whistle chimed harmonies, and with regular sibilation came to time, quavering out the chromatic moments of this nasal hour.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 by Various
