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sibilate

/ˈsɪb.ɪ.leɪt/

Translations

sibilateverb

sibilated

Past Simple

sibilated

Past Participle

sibilating

Gerund

/ˈsɪb.ɪ.leɪt/

sifflerSe dit d’un son émis avec un sifflement ou un souffle sifflant.

The snake began to sibilate as it slithered through the grass.

Le serpent a commencé à siffler en se faufilant dans l’herbe.

Additional translations

sibilerTerme technique de phonétique ; emploi rare.

Synonyms

sibilateadjective

more sibilate

Comp.

most sibilate

Super.

/ˈsɪbɪleɪt/

/ˈsɪbəˌleɪt/

Used chiefly in linguistics to describe sounds that have a hissing quality.

sifflantQualifie un son ou une consonne produisant un sifflement.

Phonologists classify /s/ and /z/ as sibilate consonants.

Les phonologues classent /s/ et /z/ parmi les consonnes sifflantes.

Additional translations

sibilantTerme technique de phonétique.

sibilateverb

To produce a hissing sound.

The snake began to sibilate as it slithered through the grass.

To articulate (a consonant) with a hissing sound; to pronounce sibilantly.

Some speakers tend to sibilate the /s/ sound at the ends of words.

sibilateadjective

Producing or characterized by a hissing sound; sibilant.

Phonologists classify /s/ and /z/ as sibilate consonants.