sibilate

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sībilātus, past participle of sībilō. Doublet of siffle.

Verb

sibilate (third-person singular simple present sibilates, present participle sibilating, simple past and past participle sibilated)

  1. To hiss.
  2. To speak with a hissing sound.

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Interlingua

Participle

sibilate

  1. past participle of sibilar

Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

sibilate

  1. inflection of sibilare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

sibilate f pl

  1. feminine plural of sibilato

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Latin

Verb

sībilāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of sībilō