Sibilate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

pronounce with an initial sibilant

utter a sibilant

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɪbᵻlˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɪbɪlˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɪbɪlˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈɪbᵻlˌeɪt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sizz hiss siss

Word Forms

sibilant	adjective	of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
sibilation	noun	pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound
sibilant	noun	a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)
hiss	noun	a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
hissing	noun	a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
hisser	noun	someone who communicates disapproval by hissing

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zischen

mit einem anfänglichen Zischlaut aussprechen

🇪🇸Spanish

pronunciar con sibilante

pronunciar con un silbido inicial

🇮🇹Italian

sibilante

pronunciare con l'iniziale sibilante

🇳🇱Dutch

sissen

uitspreken met een aanvankelijke sisklank

🇵🇹Portuguese

sibilar

pronunciar com uma sibilante inicial

🇷🇺Russian

шипеть

произнести с начальным шипящим звуком

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सिबिलेट

प्रारंभिक सिबिलेंट के साथ उच्चारण करें

🇧🇩Bengali

সিবিলেট

একটি প্রাথমিক sibilant সঙ্গে উচ্চারণ

🇮🇳Tamil

சிபிலேட்

ஆரம்ப சிபிலண்ட் மூலம் உச்சரிக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

సిబిలేట్

ప్రారంభ సిబిలెంట్‌తో ఉచ్చరించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

सिबिलेट

प्रारंभिक सिबिलंटसह उच्चार करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સિબિલેટ

પ્રારંભિક સિબિલન્ટ સાથે ઉચ્ચાર કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಿಬಿಲೇಟ್

ಆರಂಭಿಕ sibilant ಜೊತೆ ಉಚ್ಚರಿಸಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

സിബിലേറ്റ്

ഒരു പ്രാരംഭ സിബിലൻ്റ് ഉപയോഗിച്ച് ഉച്ചരിക്കുക

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

发出齿音

以初始咝音发音

🇯🇵Japanese

歯ぎしりする

最初の歯擦音を付けて発音する

🇰🇷Korean

치찰음

첫 치찰음으로 발음하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nói nhỏ

phát âm với âm đọc đầu tiên

🇹🇭Thai

ท้องอืด

ออกเสียงด้วยคำเริ่มต้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengucapkan dgn berdesis

ucapkan dengan desisan awal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سيبيلاتي

نطق مع صفير الأولي

🇮🇷Persian

شبیه سازی

با sibilant اولیه تلفظ کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

ıslıksı ses vermek

ilk ıslık sesiyle telaffuz et

🇮🇱Hebrew

לסבול

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The primary meaning of 'sibilate' is 'pronounce with an initial sibilant'.

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