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sibilate

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɪbɪˌleɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sib′ə lāt′)

sib•i•late (sib′ə lāt′),USA pronunciation v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing.
v.i.

to hiss.

v.t.

Phoneticsto utter or pronounce with a hissing sound.

Latin sībilātus (past participle of sībilāre to hiss); see sibilant, -ate¹
1650–60

sib′i•la′tion, n.
sib′i•la′tor, n.

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sibilate /ˈsɪbɪˌleɪt/ vb

to pronounce or utter (words or speech) with a hissing sound

ˌsibiˈlation n

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