sibilate

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]

English

Pronunciation

Verb

sibilate

1. To hiss

Italian

Verb

sibilate

1. Form of Second-person plural present tense, sibilare
2. Form of Second-person plural imperative, sibilare#Italian|sibilare

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