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sibilate

[sib-uh-leyt]

verb (used without object)

to hiss.

verb (used with object)

to utter or pronounce with a hissing sound.

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

Related forms

sib·i·la·tion, noun

sib·i·la·tor, noun

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sibilate (ˈsɪbɪˌleɪt)

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

sibi'lation

—n

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