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speak vs sibilate

sibilate vs speak

speak and sibilate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
speak No No Yes No
sibilate No No Yes No
As verbs, sibilate is a hyponym of speak; that is, sibilate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than speak:
  • speak: express in speech
  • sibilate: express or utter with a hiss
speak (verb) sibilate (verb)
express in speech make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
exchange thoughts; talk with express or utter with a hiss
use language utter a sibilant
give a speech to pronounce with an initial sibilant
make a characteristic or natural sound
Difference between speak and sibilate

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