| Sibilate (v. t. & i.) To pronounce with a hissing sound, like that of the letter s; to mark with a character indicating such pronunciation. Thesaurus Entries assibilate, bark, bawl, bellow, blare, blat, blubber, boom, bray, breathe, buzz, cackle, chant, chirp, coo, crow, drawl, effervesce, exclaim, fizz, fizzle, flute, gasp, growl, grunt, hiss, hush, keen, lilt, lisp, mumble, murmur, mutter, pant, pipe, roar, rumble, scream, screech, shriek, shush, sigh, sing, siss, sizz, sizzle, snap, snarl, sneeze, sniff, sniffle, snore, snort, snuff, snuffle, sob, spit, splutter, sputter, squall, squash, squawk, squeal, squelch, squish, swish, thunder, trumpet, twang, wail, warble, wheeze, whine, whish, whisk, whisper, whistle, whiz, whoosh, yap, yawp, yell, yelp, zip |