SIBILATE


Meaning of SIBILATE in English

— sibilation , n. — sibilator , n.

/sib"euh layt'/ , v. , sibilated, sibilating .

v.i.

1. to hiss.

v.t.

2. to utter or pronounce with a hissing sound.

[ 1650-60; sibilatus (ptp. of sibilare to hiss); see SIBILANT, -ATE 1 ]

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