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sibilate

DEFINITIONS OF: sibilate

1

v make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval

Synonyms:
hiss, siss, sizz
Type of:
emit, let loose, let out, utter
express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)

v utter a sibilant

Types:
assibilate
insert a sibilant sound before or after (another sound)
Type of:
emit, let loose, let out, utter
express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)

v express or utter with a hiss

Synonyms:
hiss, siss, sizz
Type of:
mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize
express in speech

v pronounce with an initial sibilant

Type of:
articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say, sound out
speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
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