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sibilate

 

[ หˆsษชbษชหŒleษชt ]

Verb
Context #1 | Verb

sound

To make a hissing sound, like a snake or steam escaping.

Synonyms

hiss, whisper, whistle

Examples of usage

  • The kettle began to sibilate as the water inside started to boil.
  • The snake sibilated loudly as a warning to stay away.

Translations

Translations of the word "sibilate" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น sibilar

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคธเคฟเคธเค•เคพเคฐเคจเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช zischen

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ mendesah

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ัˆะธะฟั–ั‚ะธ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ syczeฤ‡

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใ‚ทใƒฅใƒƒใจ้Ÿณใ‚’็ซ‹ใฆใ‚‹

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท siffler

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ silbar

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท tฤฑslamak

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์‰ฟ ์†Œ๋ฆฌ๋ฅผ ๋‚ด๋‹ค

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ูุญูŠุญ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ syฤet

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ syฤaลฅ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅ‘ๅ‡บๅ˜ถๅ˜ถๅฃฐ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ sikati

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ hvessa

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ั‹ัา›ั‹ั€ั‹ะฟ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒจแƒ˜แƒจแƒฎแƒ˜แƒœแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ sฤฑyฤฑldamaq

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ silbar

Etymology

The word 'sibilate' originates from the Latin word 'sibilare', which means 'to hiss'. The hissing sound produced by snakes and steam served as the inspiration for this word. Over time, 'sibilate' has been used to describe various forms of hissing sounds in different contexts, ranging from the natural world to human-made objects.