Found 3 hits - Term: sibilate, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
sibilate \sib"ilate\, v. t. i.
to pronounce with a hissing sound, like that of the letter s;
to mark with a character indicating such pronunciation.
1913 webster
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
sibilate
v 1: pronounce with an initial sibilant
2: utter a sibilant
3: express or utter with a hiss syn: hiss, sizz, siss
4: make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval syn:
hiss, siss, sizz
see also:
hiss sizz siss
- [3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
84 moby thesaurus words for "sibilate":
assibilate, bark, bawl, bellow, blare, blat, blubber, boom, bray,
breathe, buzz, cackle, chant, chirp, coo, crow, drawl, effervesce,
exclaim, fizz, fizzle, flute, gasp, growl, grunt, hiss, hush, keen,
lilt, lisp, mumble, murmur, mutter, pant, pipe, roar, rumble,
scream, screech, shriek, shush, sigh, sing, siss, sizz, sizzle,
snap, snarl, sneeze, sniff, sniffle, snore, snort, snuff, snuffle,
sob, spit, splutter, sputter, squall, squash, squawk, squeal,
squelch, squish, swish, thunder, trumpet, twang, wail, warble,
wheeze, whine, whish, whisk, whisper, whistle, whiz, whoosh, yap,
yawp, yell, yelp, zip
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