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sibilate vs enounce

enounce vs sibilate

sibilate and enounce both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sibilate No No Yes No
enounce No No Yes No
As verbs, enounce is a hypernym of sibilate; that is, enounce is a word with a broader meaning than sibilate:
  • sibilate: pronounce with an initial sibilant
  • enounce: speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
Other hypernyms of sibilate include articulate, enunciate, pronounce, say, sound out.
sibilate (verb) enounce (verb)
make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
express or utter with a hiss
utter a sibilant
pronounce with an initial sibilant
Difference between sibilate and enounce

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