sibilate
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sib·i·late
(sĭb'ə-lāt') 
intr. & tr.v., -lat·ed, -lat·ing, -lates.
To utter or pronounce with a hissing sound.
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.Roget's Thesaurus:
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- Sound, Hearing, and Deafness - sibilation: hissing sound
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