sibilate

/'sibileit/
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sibilate

The audience began to sibilate to quiet the speaker.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To make a sharp hissing sound: To produce a sound like "s," "sh," "z," or "zh," often resembling a prolonged "ssss" or a sharp exhalation.
    • To express or utter with a hiss: To speak words or sounds with a strong, hissing quality, often to convey disapproval, anger, or emphasis.
    • (Phonetics) To pronounce with a sibilant sound: To articulate a speech sound characterized by a hissing noise, such as /s/, /z/, /ʃ/, or /ʒ/.
Usage Examples
  • Verb:
    • The angry cat began to sibilate at the intruding dog. (The cat made a sharp, hissing sound to warn the dog.)
    • The villain would often sibilate his threats, making them sound more sinister. (He uttered his threats with a hissing voice.)
    • In some accents, speakers sibilate the 's' in "measure" more strongly. (They pronounce the 's' with a prominent hissing quality.)
Advanced Usage
  • Descriptive Use: Often used in literary or descriptive contexts to characterize speech or sounds that are menacing, secretive, or filled with emotion.
    • The conspirators would sibilate their plans in the dark corners of the tavern.
  • Linguistic Analysis: Used in phonetics to describe the articulation of sibilant consonants, where airflow is directed against the sharp edge of the teeth.
    • The study focused on how children learn to sibilate the phonemes /s/ and /ʃ/.
Variants and Related Words
  • Sibilant (adj/noun): (Adjective) Having a hissing sound. (Noun) A speech sound characterized by a hissing noise (e.g., /s/, /z/).
    • The 's' in "snake" is a sibilant consonant.
  • Sibilation (noun): The act or result of hissing; a hissing sound.
    • The sibilation of the steam valve was deafening.
Synonyms
  • Hiss: To make a sharp, prolonged sound like that of the letter 's'.
  • Whistle (in a specific context): To emit a high, sharp sound, sometimes similar to a hiss.
Related Phrases
  • To speak in sibilants: To talk with a pronounced hissing quality in one's speech.
    • The old wizard seemed to speak only in sibilants.
  • A sibilant whisper: A whisper that has a distinct hissing sound.
    • She leaned in with a sibilant whisper to share the secret.
sibilate

The audience began to sibilate to quiet the speaker.

Verb
  1. make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
  2. express or utter with a hiss
  3. utter a sibilant
  4. pronounce with an initial sibilant

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