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| Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922. |
| Class III. Words Relating to Matter |
| Section III. Organic Matter |
| 2. Sensation |
| (ii) Specific Sounds |
| 409. [Hissing Sounds.] Sibilation. |
| NOUN: | SIBILATION; zip; hiss &c. v.; sternutation; high note [See Stridor]. goose, serpent, snake. |
| VERB: | HISS, buzz, whiz, rustle; fizz, fizzle; wheeze, whistle, snuffle; squash; sneeze; sizz [colloq.], sizzle, swish. |
| ADJECTIVE: | SIBILANT; hissing &c. v.; wheezy; sternutative. |
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