sibilate

3 definitions found

sibilate - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sibilate \Sib"i*late\, v. t. & i.
     To pronounce with a hissing sound, like that of the letter s;
     to mark with a character indicating such pronunciation.
     [1913 Webster]

sibilate - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  sibilate
      v 1: pronounce with an initial sibilant
      2: utter a sibilant
      3: express or utter with a hiss [syn: hiss, sizz, siss,
         sibilate]
      4: make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval [syn:
         hiss, siss, sizz, sibilate]

sibilate - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  84 Moby Thesaurus words for "sibilate":
     assibilate, bark, bawl, bellow, blare, blat, blubber, boom, bray,
     breathe, buzz, cackle, chant, chirp, coo, crow, drawl, effervesce,
     exclaim, fizz, fizzle, flute, gasp, growl, grunt, hiss, hush, keen,
     lilt, lisp, mumble, murmur, mutter, pant, pipe, roar, rumble,
     scream, screech, shriek, shush, sigh, sing, siss, sizz, sizzle,
     snap, snarl, sneeze, sniff, sniffle, snore, snort, snuff, snuffle,
     sob, spit, splutter, sputter, squall, squash, squawk, squeal,
     squelch, squish, swish, thunder, trumpet, twang, wail, warble,
     wheeze, whine, whish, whisk, whisper, whistle, whiz, whoosh, yap,
     yawp, yell, yelp, zip