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Definition of Sibilate
1. Verb. Pronounce with an initial sibilant.
Derivative terms: Sibilant, Sibilant, Sibilation
2. Verb. Utter a sibilant.
Specialized synonyms: Assibilate
Derivative terms: Sibilant, Sibilant, Sibilation
3. Verb. Express or utter with a hiss. "They sibilate that there was a traffic accident "
Generic synonyms: Mouth, Speak, Talk, Utter, Verbalise, Verbalize
Derivative terms: Hiss, Hiss, Hissing, Sibilant, Sibilation
4. Verb. Make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval.
Generic synonyms: Emit, Let Loose, Let Out, Utter
Derivative terms: Hiss, Hiss, Hisser, Hissing, Sibilant, Sibilation
Definition of Sibilate
1. v. t. & i. To pronounce with a hissing sound, like that of the letter s; to mark with a character indicating such pronunciation.
Definition of Sibilate
1. Verb. To hiss ¹
2. Verb. To speak with a hissing sound ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sibilate
1. to hiss [v -LATED, -LATING, -LATES] - See also: hiss
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sibilate
Literary usage of Sibilate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... sibilation, siffle (rare), spit. hiss, vi Spec, fizz, fizzle, siffle, hizz (rare),
sibilate, siss (dial, and col., US), sizzle, sizz (chiefly US), ..."
2. The Great South: A Record of Journeys in Louisiana, Texas, the Indian by Edward King (1875)
"... You come to a planta- defiantly sibilate: "If dat restive steers are to be
nigger say dat, he lied. I taken aboard, and notice do' know nuffin about his ..."
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