Sibilate

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



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

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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