sibilate

Example Sentences

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Dozia sibilated, pointing to Judith who had actually turned over.

From Jane Allen, Junior by Bancroft, Edith

"Do you think it's worth while?" sibilated Miss Miranda in answer.

From Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith

He achieved what I take to be the supreme compliment of noisy hushings sibilated from the pit and gallery when the later curtains rose.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, December 8, 1920 by Seaman, Owen, Sir

"Answer me!" sibilated the stranger, his brows darkening beneath the wide brim of the hat, and a gleam of fire showing in his eyes.

From Frank Merriwell's Chums by Standish, Burt L.

No papers were asked for either at the Customs' station, some hundred yards farther on; but the Carabineros looked upon me as a lunatic, and significantly sibilated.

From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) by O'Shea, John Augustus