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      sibilate
      verb
      make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
      express or utter with a hiss
      utter a sibilant
      pronounce with an initial sibilant
      Roots
      sibilaresibil- · Latin · to hiss, whistleatus-ate · Latin · to make, do
      Synonyms for sibilate
      hissnsissvassibilatevwhooshvshrieknscreechnsquealvroarnmurmurngrowln
      Words related to sibilate
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      Where does sibilate come from?

      The word sibilate breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: sibil, from Latin sibilare (“to hiss, whistle”); and -ate, from Latin atus (“to make, do”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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