| VERB | communication | sibilate | pronounce with an initial sibilant |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | sibilate | utter a sibilant | |
| communication | sibilate, hiss, sizz, siss | express or utter with a hiss | |
| communication | sibilate, hiss, siss, sizz | make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval |
| Meaning | pronounce with an initial sibilant. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say | speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way |
| Spanish | asibilar, pronunciar con sibilante | |
| Adjectives | sibilant | of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as 'f', 's', 'z', or 'th' in both 'thin' and 'then') |
| Nouns | sibilant | a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh) |
| sibilation | pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound | |
| Meaning | Utter a sibilant. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Narrower | assibilate | insert a sibilant sound before or after (another sound) |
| Broader | utter, emit, let out, let loose | Express audibly |
| Spanish | asibilar | |
| Catalan | assibilar | |
| Adjectives | sibilant | of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as 'f', 's', 'z', or 'th' in both 'thin' and 'then') |
| Nouns | sibilant | a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh) |
| sibilation | pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound | |
| Meaning | Express or utter with a hiss. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Synonyms | hiss, sizz, siss | |
| Broader | talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise | Express in speech |
| Spanish | sisear | |
| Catalan | mussitar, xiuxiuejar | |
| Nouns | sibilant | a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh) |
| sibilation | pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound | |
| Meaning | make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | hiss, siss, sizz | |
| Broader | utter, emit, let out, let loose | Express audibly |
| Spanish | chistar, sisear | |
| Catalan | xitar | |
| Adjectives | sibilant | of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as 'f', 's', 'z', or 'th' in both 'thin' and 'then') |
| Nouns | sibilation | a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval) |
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