sibilate

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verb

To hiss.

Similar
hisshizzsizzsiss
OriginLatin sībilātus →
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Meanings

verbsibilate (third-person singular simple present sibilates, present participle sibilating, simple past and past participle sibilated)

present singular third person sibilates · participle present sibilating · participle past sibilated · past sibilated

  1. To hiss.
  2. To speak with a hissing sound.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
hisshizz
Broader
make sound
Narrower
fizzlesizzleswishswooshwhishwhisperwhistlewhizwhizzlewhooshzipzing

verbexpress or utter with a hiss

Similar
hisssizzsiss
Broader
talkspeakutter

verbmake a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval

Similar
hisssisssizz
Broader
utteremitlet out
Also see
hisssisssizz

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinsībilātus
  2. Englishsibilate

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

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APA

sibilate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sibilate

MLA

“sibilate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sibilate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sibilate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sibilate.

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