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单词 sibilate
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Definition of sibilate in English:

sibilate

verb ˈsɪbɪleɪtˈsɪbəˌleɪt
[with object]literary
  • Utter with a hissing sound.

    two gentlemen turned round to me and sibilated the word ‘Poet’
    with direct speech ‘Do you think it's worthwhile,’ sibilated Miss Miranda
    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘Come here,’ the young man sibilates, but then he sits down next to her.
    • He sibilated sharply and slammed Trey's iced coffee on the counter, stumbling back frantically.
    • Vishal loved the way they sibilated the word.
    • Imagine a subtle chorus of voices, the ever present sibilating that accompanies any large crowd.
    • The needle, as it glides across the grooves, sibilates softly and crackles once or twice.
    Synonyms
    hum, drone, bumble, whir, fizz, fuzz, hiss, sing, murmur, whisper

Derivatives

  • sibilation

  • noun sɪbɪˈleɪʃ(ə)nˌsɪbəˈleɪʃ(ə)n
    literary
    • Start with a single long, low sibilation, then alternate between the long sibilations and a series of shorter, more staccato sibilations for an extra warm up for your diaphragm muscles.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • For the shouts of open, or the sibilations of suppressed, laughter do not usually begin at once but after several seconds.
      • The compacted consonants and lush sibilations of Polish are everywhere.
      • He makes each character jump out at his audience, breathing into each an authenticity which is palpable, even down to the sibilations caused by missing teeth!
      • Far away this comes intermittently in a soothing sibilation which seems to be saying to itself ‘Hush, hush.’

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin sibilat- 'hissed, whistled', from the verb sibilare.

Definition of sibilate in US English:

sibilate

verbˈsibəˌlātˈsɪbəˌleɪt
[with object]literary
  • Utter with a hissing sound.

    two gentlemen turned round to me and sibilated the word “Poet”
    with direct speech “Do you think it's worthwhile,” sibilated Miss Miranda
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Imagine a subtle chorus of voices, the ever present sibilating that accompanies any large crowd.
    • Vishal loved the way they sibilated the word.
    • ‘Come here,’ the young man sibilates, but then he sits down next to her.
    • He sibilated sharply and slammed Trey's iced coffee on the counter, stumbling back frantically.
    • The needle, as it glides across the grooves, sibilates softly and crackles once or twice.
    Synonyms
    hum, drone, bumble, whir, fizz, fuzz, hiss, sing, murmur, whisper

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin sibilat- ‘hissed, whistled’, from the verb sibilare.

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