ASSIBILATING

Verb

assibilating

present participle of assibilate

Source: Wiktionary


ASSIBILATE

As*sib"i*late, v. t. Etym: [L. assibilatus, p. p. of assibilare to hiss out; ad + sibilare to hiss.]

Definition: To make sibilant; to change to a sibilant. J. Peile.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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