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sibilate
sib·i·late S0383400 (sĭb′ə-lāt′)intr. & tr.v. sib·i·lat·ed, sib·i·lat·ing, sib·i·lates To utter or pronounce with a hissing sound. [Latin sībilāre, sībilāt-, to hiss.] sib′i·la′tion n.sibilate (ˈsɪbɪˌleɪt) vb (Phonetics & Phonology) to pronounce or utter (words or speech) with a hissing sound ˌsibiˈlation nsib•i•late (ˈsɪb əˌleɪt) v. -lat•ed, -lat•ing. v.i. 1. to hiss. v.t. 2. to utter or pronounce with a hissing sound. [1650–60; < Latin sībilātus, past participle of sībilāre; see sibilant, -ate1] sib`i•la′tion, n. sib′i•la`tor, n. sibilate Past participle: sibilated Gerund: sibilating
Imperative |
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sibilate | sibilate |
Present |
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I sibilate | you sibilate | he/she/it sibilates | we sibilate | you sibilate | they sibilate |
Preterite |
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I sibilated | you sibilated | he/she/it sibilated | we sibilated | you sibilated | they sibilated |
Present Continuous |
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I am sibilating | you are sibilating | he/she/it is sibilating | we are sibilating | you are sibilating | they are sibilating |
Present Perfect |
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I have sibilated | you have sibilated | he/she/it has sibilated | we have sibilated | you have sibilated | they have sibilated |
Past Continuous |
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I was sibilating | you were sibilating | he/she/it was sibilating | we were sibilating | you were sibilating | they were sibilating |
Past Perfect |
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I had sibilated | you had sibilated | he/she/it had sibilated | we had sibilated | you had sibilated | they had sibilated |
Future |
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I will sibilate | you will sibilate | he/she/it will sibilate | we will sibilate | you will sibilate | they will sibilate |
Future Perfect |
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I will have sibilated | you will have sibilated | he/she/it will have sibilated | we will have sibilated | you will have sibilated | they will have sibilated |
Future Continuous |
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I will be sibilating | you will be sibilating | he/she/it will be sibilating | we will be sibilating | you will be sibilating | they will be sibilating |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been sibilating | you have been sibilating | he/she/it has been sibilating | we have been sibilating | you have been sibilating | they have been sibilating |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been sibilating | you will have been sibilating | he/she/it will have been sibilating | we will have been sibilating | you will have been sibilating | they will have been sibilating |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been sibilating | you had been sibilating | he/she/it had been sibilating | we had been sibilating | you had been sibilating | they had been sibilating |
Conditional |
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I would sibilate | you would sibilate | he/she/it would sibilate | we would sibilate | you would sibilate | they would sibilate |
Past Conditional |
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I would have sibilated | you would have sibilated | he/she/it would have sibilated | we would have sibilated | you would have sibilated | they would have sibilated | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | sibilate - pronounce with an initial sibilantenounce, enunciate, pronounce, sound out, articulate, say - speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?" | | 2. | sibilate - utter a sibilantlet loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"assibilate - insert a sibilant sound before or after (another sound) | | 3. | sibilate - express or utter with a hisssiss, sizz, hissmouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" | | 4. | sibilate - make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapprovalhiss, siss, sizzlet loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" |
sibilateverbTo make a sharp sibilant sound:fizz, fizzle, hiss, sizzle, swish, whiz, whoosh.MedicalSeesibilationsibilate Related to sibilate: essayer, oodlesSynonyms for sibilateverb to make a sharp sibilant soundSynonyms- fizz
- fizzle
- hiss
- sizzle
- swish
- whiz
- whoosh
Synonyms for sibilateverb pronounce with an initial sibilantRelated Words- enounce
- enunciate
- pronounce
- sound out
- articulate
- say
verb utter a sibilantRelated Words- let loose
- let out
- utter
- emit
- assibilate
verb express or utter with a hissSynonymsRelated Words- mouth
- speak
- talk
- verbalise
- verbalize
- utter
verb make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapprovalSynonymsRelated Words- let loose
- let out
- utter
- emit
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