sībilus ī, m plur. sībilī, ōrum, m, poet. also sībila, ōrum, n
SIB-,
a hissing, whistling
: sibilo dare signum, L.: clamor tonitruum et rudentum sibilus: venientis sibilus
austri, V.: serpens horrenda sibila
misit, O.: Sibila dant, O.—
A contemptuous hissing, hissing at, hissing off
: sibilum metuis?: ei sibilum mortem videri necesse est:
e scaenā sibilis explodebatur: (eum) equi repentinis sibilis
extimescebant.
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