sibilate

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.

Anagrams

• albitise, tibiales

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

Anagrams

• bestiali, istabile

Latin

Verb

sībilāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of sībilō