Dictionary
Thesaurus
Reference
Translate
Web
Nearby Entries
Sibilation - 4 dictionary results

sib⋅i⋅late

   [sib-uh-leyt]
verb, -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing.
–verb (used without object)
1. to hiss.
–verb (used with object)
2. to utter or pronounce with a hissing sound.
Origin:
1650–60; < L sībilātus (ptp. of sībilāre to hiss); see sibilant, -ate 1
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
Cite This Source
sib·i·late     (sĭb'ə-lāt')  Pronunciation Key 
intr. & tr.v.   sib·i·lat·ed, sib·i·lat·ing, sib·i·lates
To utter or pronounce with a hissing sound.

[Latin sībilāre, sībilāt-, to hiss.]
sib'i·la'tion n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
sibilation

noun
1. a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval); "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience" [syn: hiss] 
2. pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Cite This Source

Sibilation

Sib`i*la"tion\, n. [L. sibilatio.] Utterance with a hissing sound; also, the sound itself; a hiss.

He, with a long, low sibilation, stared. --Tennyson.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Cite This Source
Share :Share This: digg.comShare This: www.stumbleupon.comShare This: del.icio.usShare This: FacebookShare This: favorites.live.comShare This: www.technorati.comShare This: furl.netShare This: www.myspace.comShare This: www.google.comShare This: myweb2.search.yahoo.comShare This: myjeeves.ask.com
Search another word or see Sibilation on Thesaurus | Reference | Translate