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sibilating

/ˈsɪb.ɪ.leɪ.tɪŋ/

Translations

sibilatingnoun

/ˈsɪbɪleɪtɪŋ/

/ˈsɪbəleɪtɪŋ/

Gerund; refers to the act or process of producing a hissing sound

sifflementSon prolongé de type sifflant.

The constant sibilating of the steam engine filled the night air.

Le sifflement constant de la machine à vapeur emplissait l’air de la nuit.

Additional translations

sibilationTerme plus spécialisé, surtout en phonétique.

sibilatinggerund / present participle

/ˈsɪb.ɪ.leɪ.tɪŋ/

sibilantSe dit d’un son produit avec un sifflement.

The sibilating whispers of the wind through the trees created an eerie atmosphere.

Les murmures sibilants du vent à travers les arbres créaient une atmosphère étrange.

Synonyms

sibilateverb

sibilating

Gerund

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

Definitions

sibilatingnoun

The act or process of producing a hissing sound.

The constant sibilating of the steam engine filled the night air.

sibilatinggerund / present participle

Producing a hissing sound.

The sibilating whispers of the wind through the trees created an eerie atmosphere.

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.