sibilate

(sĭb'ə-lāt')
intr. & tr.v., -lat·ed, -lat·ing, -lates.
To utter or pronounce with a hissing sound.

[Latin sībilāre, sībilāt-, to hiss.]

sibilation sib'i·la'tion n.

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verb

To make a sharp sibilant sound: fizz, fizzle, hiss, sizzle, swish, whiz, whoosh. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

For a list of words related to sibilation, see:

• Sound, Hearing, and Deafness - sibilation: hissing sound

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