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sibilatory

sibilatory adjective: hissing; sibilant.

Adjective

sibilatory (comparative more sibilatory, superlative most sibilatory)

  1. hissing; sibilant
    • sibilatory emphasis
    • sibilatory sound

Forms of sibilatory

comparativemore sibilatory
superlativemost sibilatory

Questions about sibilatory

What does sibilatory mean?
Sibilatory means hissing; sibilant.
What part of speech is sibilatory?
Sibilatory is an adjective.

Words near sibilatory in the dictionary

  1. sibilating
  2. sibilation
  3. sibilations
  4. sibilator
  5. sibilators
  6. sibilatory
  7. Sibilia
  8. Sibilias
  9. sibilities
  10. sibility
  11. sibilous

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