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sibilate
CIDE DICTIONARY
sibilate, v. t. & i.
To pronounce with a hissing sound, like that of the letter s ; to mark with a character indicating such pronunciation. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
sibilate, v.tr. & intr. pronounce with or utter a hissing sound.
Derivative
sibilation n.
THESAURUS
sibilate
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