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sibilate

sib·i·late [ síbbə làyt ] (past and past participle sib·i·lat·ed, present participle sib·i·lat·ing, 3rd person present singular sib·i·lates)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
speak with a hiss: to pronounce sounds with a hiss

[Mid-17th century. < Latin sibilat-, past participle of sibilare (see sibilant)]
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