Polyglot Dictionary

sibilar

/sibiˈlaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
sibilo
preterite (eu)
sibilei
past participle
sibilado

Meaning

  1. to hiss

    • A cobra sibilou.

      The snake hissed.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

fauchen

fauchen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to hiss."

German

zischen

zischen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to hiss."

Spanish

sisear

sisear is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to hiss."

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