- sib|i|la|tion
- sib|i|la|tion «SIHB uh LAY shuhn», noun.1. the act of sibilating or hissing.2. a hissing sound.
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as|sib´i|la´tion — as|sib|i|late «uh SIHB uh layt», transitive verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. to give a hissing sound to; make sibilant: »“Church” is an assibilated form of “kirk.” ╂[< Latin assībilā (with English ate1) hiss at < ad to + sībilāre to hiss] … Useful english dictionary
sib — as·sib·i·late; as·sib·i·la·tion; matri·sib; sib·bal·di·us; sib·bald s; sib·bal·dus; sib·bing; sib·i·lance; sib·i·lan·cy; sib·i·late; sib·i·lat·ing·ly; sib·i·la·tion; sib·i·la·tor; sib·i·la·to·ry; sib·i·lous; sib·ley; sib·ness; sib·ret; sib·ship;… … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
as|sib|i|late — «uh SIHB uh layt», transitive verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. to give a hissing sound to; make sibilant: »“Church” is an assibilated form of “kirk.” ╂[< Latin assībilā (with English ate1) hiss at < ad to + sībilāre to hiss] … Useful english dictionary
sibilation — sib·i·la·tion … English syllables
sibilate — sib•i•late [[t]ˈsɪb əˌleɪt[/t]] v. lat•ed, lat•ing 1) to hiss 2) phn to utter or pronounce with a hissing sound • Etymology: 1650–60; < L sībilātus, ptp. of sībilāre; see sibilant, ate I sib i•la′tion, n. sib′i•la tor, n … From formal English to slang
la — ab·cha·la·zal; ab·la·tion; ab·la·ti·val; ac·an·thel·la; acan·tho·ceph·a·la; ac·cep·ti·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; aceph·a·la; ac·er·o·la; acet·y·la·tion; acet·y·la·tor; ach·a·la·sia;… … English syllables
as — as·ple·ni·oid; as·ple·ni·um; as·por·ta·tion; as·sa·cu; as·sail·a·ble; as·sail·ment; as·sam; as·sa·pan; as·sas·si·na·tion; as·sa·tion; as·sault·a·ble; as·say·a·ble; as·say·er; as·self; as·sem·blance; as·sem·ble; as·sem·blé; as·sem·bly·man;… … English syllables
Assibilation — As*sib i*la tion, n. Change of a non sibilant letter to a sibilant, as of tion to shun, duke to ditch. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sibilation — Sib i*la tion, n. [L. sibilatio.] Utterance with a hissing sound; also, the sound itself; a hiss. [1913 Webster] He, with a long, low sibilation, stared. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
