Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb sibilate

4 senses of sibilate

Sense 1
sibilate -- (pronounce with an initial sibilant)
       => pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say -- (speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?")

Sense 2
sibilate -- (utter a sibilant)
       => utter, emit, let out, let loose -- (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand")

Sense 3
hiss, sizz, siss, sibilate -- (express or utter with a hiss)
       => talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise -- (express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize")

Sense 4
hiss, siss, sizz, sibilate -- (make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval)
       => utter, emit, let out, let loose -- (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand")