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sibilation

Roget-categorie 409

3. Words relating to matter
3.3. Organic matter
›› 3.3.2. Sensation

#409. [Hissing sounds.] Sibilation

zelfstandig naamwoord

sibilance, sibilationziphiss etc. v. — sternutationhigh note etc. 410.
[animals that hiss] goose, serpent, snake (animal sounds) 412.
[animals that buzz] insect, bugbee, mosquito, wasp, fly.
[inanimate things that hiss] tea kettle, pressure cookerair valve, pressure release valve, safety valve, tires, air escaping from tires, punctured tireescaping steam, steam, steam radiator, steam release valve.

werkwoord

hiss, buzz, whiz, rustlefizz, fizzlewheeze, whistle, snufflesquashsneezesizzle, swish.

bijvoeglijk naamwoord

sibilanthissing etc. v. — wheezysternutative.

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