"siffilate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: siffilates [present, singular, third-person], siffilating [participle, present], siffilated [participle, past], siffilated [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} siffilate (third-person singular simple present siffilates, present participle siffilating, simple past and past participle siffilated)
  1. (transitive or intransitive) To whisper or to hiss softly. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-siffilate-en-verb-3OoaXO9D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "text": "But before Smallbones was summoned, he had time to whisper to one or two of the conspirators \"He's gone.\" It was enough; in less than a minute the whisper was passed throughout the cutter. \"He's gone!' was siffilated above and below, until it met the ears of even Corporal Van Spitter, who had it from a marine.",
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