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Word: Sibilate
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
mid 17th century: from Latin sibilat- ‘hissed, whistled’, from the verb sibilare
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈsɪbɪleɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
utter with a hissing sound
Short Definition:utter with hissing sound
Examples:- two gentlemen turned round to me and sibilated the word ‘Poet’
- ‘Do you think it's worthwhile,’ sibilated Miss Miranda
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