Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act of whistling or hissing; a whistling, or a whistle-like sound.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun obsolete The act of whistling or hissing; a whistling sound; sibilation.

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Examples

  • J'aime aussi le chant des oiseaux, le ronronnement de mes chats, le sifflement du vent dans les arbres, le grondement du tonnerre, le silence, le bruits de nourriture qui frit ou grille ...

    Rosa's Yummy Yums 2009

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