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Sibilate

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To hiss.
  2. 2
    make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval wordnet
  3. 3
    To speak with a hissing sound.
  4. 4
    express or utter with a hiss wordnet
  5. 5
    utter a sibilant wordnet
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  1. 6
    pronounce with an initial sibilant wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sībilātus, past participle of sībilō. Doublet of siffle.

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