English Explanatory Dictionary

siffle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sibilant rale.
verb
  1. To whistle or hiss.

Word forms

siffle siffles siffling siffled

Etymology

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

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