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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessiffler
Pronunciation / Transliteration: siffler
"Le serpent a commencé à siffler dans les herbes hautes."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To make a hissing sound, or to pronounce a speech sound with a hissing effect.
"The actor was trained to sibilate his consonants carefully for the large theater audience." - 2
To utter a hiss as a sign of disapproval or contempt.
"The unhappy crowd began to sibilate when the unpopular decision was announced."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb 'sibilare' (to hiss or whistle), an onomatopoeic creation dating back to the late 16th century. It entered English to describe the production of hissing sounds, particularly those associated with phonetic consonants like 's' and 'sh'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sibilate" is said worldwide
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siffler
Transliteration: siffler
"Le serpent a commencé à siffler dans les herbes hautes."
zischeln
Transliteration: zischeln
"Er fing an zu zischeln, um Aufmerksamkeit zu erregen."
sibilare
Transliteration: sibilare
"Il vento freddo continuava a sibilare tra gli alberi."
silbar
Transliteration: silbar
"La serpiente suele silbar cuando se siente amenazada."
sibilar
Transliteration: sibilar
"O vento começou a sibilar fortemente através da janela."
फुसफुसाना
Transliteration: phusphusana
"सांप ने झाड़ियों में फुसफुसाना शुरू कर दिया।"
发出嘶嘶声
Transliteration: fāchū sīsi shēng
"生气的猫开始发出嘶嘶声。"
쉬소리를 내다
Transliteration: swisorireul naeda
"배관에서 증기가 쉬소리를 내며 새어나왔다."
シューという音を立てる
Transliteration: shuu to iu oto o tateru
"猫が威嚇してシューという音を立てた。"
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