SIBILATE

 Dictionary entry overview: What does sibilate mean? 

• SIBILATE (verb)
  The verb SIBILATE has 4 senses:

1. pronounce with an initial sibilant
2. utter a sibilant
3. express or utter with a hiss
4. make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval

  Familiarity information: SIBILATE used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SIBILATE (verb)

Meaning:

Pronounce with an initial sibilant

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "sibilate" is one way to...):

articulate; enounce; enunciate; pronounce; say; sound out (speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Meaning:

Utter a sibilant

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "sibilate" is one way to...):

emit; let loose; let out; utter (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words))

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "sibilate"):

assibilate (insert a sibilant sound before or after (another sound))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Meaning:

Express or utter with a hiss

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

sizz; siss; sibilate; hiss

Hypernyms (to "sibilate" is one way to...):

mouth; speak; talk; utter; verbalise; verbalize (express in speech)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Meaning:

Make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

hiss; siss; sizz; sibilate

Hypernyms (to "sibilate" is one way to...):

emit; let loose; let out; utter (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words))

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s