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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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