v.
Pronunciation: ' si-b ə - ˌ l ā t
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -lat · ed ; -lat · ing
Etymology: Latin sibilatus, past participle of sibilare
Date: circa 1656
intransitive verb
1 : HISS
2 : to utter an initial sibilant : prefix an \ s \ -sound
transitive verb
1 : HISS
2 : to pronounce with an initial sibilant : prefix an \ s \ -sound to
– sib · i · la · tion \ ˌ si-b ə - ' l ā -sh ə n \ noun