sibilate
[verb]
Synonyms: hiss, buzz, fizz, fizzle, sizzle, swish, wheeze, whisk, whisper, whiz

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sibilate verb. ['sɪbɪleɪt] M17.
[Latin sibilat- pa. ppl stem of sibilare: see SIBILANT, -ATE³.]
1. verb intrans. Hiss; make a hissing sound. M17.

2. verb trans.
a. Pronounce or utter with a hissing sound. M19.
b. Hiss at (a person), esp. as a sign of disapproval. M19.

■ sibi'lation noun (a) the action or an act of sibilating, esp. as a sign of disapproval; (b) a hissing or whistling sound: L15.

■ sibilator noun (rare) a person who hisses or whistles LME.

■ sibilatory adjective characterized, accompanied, or expressed by hissing M19.

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