Sibilate Definition

sĭbə-lāt
sibilate, sibilating
verb
sibilating
To utter or pronounce with a hissing sound.
American Heritage
To hiss, or pronounce with a hissing sound.
Webster's New World
Wiktionary

Origin of Sibilate

  • From Latin sībilātus, past participle of sībilō.

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin sībilāre sībilāt- to hiss

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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