Sibilate (Verb)
Meaning 1
Pronounce with an initial sibilant.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- She carefully pronounced her words to ensure she didn't sibilate the intended gentle 'hiss' sound of the 's' in 'shoe' to 'sue'.
- The French language teacher corrected her student's mistake when he tended to sibilate the 'ch' sound in 'chemin'.
- Linguistics students practiced not to sibilate sounds in their tones as their research stated such regional variations are mainly known for excluding that tongue-sound altogether.
- Those actors trained well to sibilate various different sounds and deliver the convincing acting performances of different voice imitations.
- There's an auditory flaw where some users' hearing difficulties confuse with human sibilating which in several cases hinder all possible clearer speech.
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Meaning 2
Utter a sibilant.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 3
Make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 4
Express or utter with a hiss.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.