sibilate
verbEtymology Borrowed from Latin sībilātus, past participle of sībilō. Doublet of siffle.
1
To hiss.
2
To speak with a hissing sound.
- Hypernyms
- make sound
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verb — 2 senses
Etymology Borrowed from Latin sībilātus, past participle of sībilō. Doublet of siffle.
To hiss.
To speak with a hissing sound.
Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.