Thesaurus: sibilate
To pronounce with a hissing sound, like that of the letter s; to mark with a character indicating such pronunciation.
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Definitions
- v. t. & i. To pronounce with a hissing sound, like that of the letter s; to mark with a character indicating such pronunciation.
- v. pronounce with an initial sibilant
- v. utter a sibilant
- v. express or utter with a hiss
- v. make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
- To pronounce with a hissing sound, like that of the letter s; to mark with a character indicating such pronunciation.
- To pronounce with a hissing sound, like that of the letter s;to mark with a character indicating such pronunciation.
- v. pronounce with an initial sibilant v. utter a sibilant