sibiler

French

Etymology

From Latin sībilāre (to hiss), from sībilus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /si.bi.le/

Verb

sibiler

  1. (intransitive) to hiss; to wheeze; to make a sound like a whistle
    • 1918, Guillaume Apollinaire, Calligrammes, Poèmes de la paix et de la guerre (1913-1916), Mercure de France:
      Laissons sibiler les serpents // En vain contre le vent du sud
      Let the snakes hiss // vainly against the southern wind

Conjugation

Further reading

Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

sībiler

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of sībilō