siffle

See also: sifflé

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French siffler, from Latin sibilāre. Doublet of sibilate.

Noun

siffle (plural siffles)

  1. A sibilant rale.

Verb

siffle (third-person singular simple present siffles, present participle siffling, simple past and past participle siffled)

  1. (intransitive) To whistle or hiss.

French

Verb

siffle

  1. inflection of siffler:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative
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