verb🔗ShareSifflerTo make a shrill, high-pitched sound by forcing air through the mouth. To produce a whistling sound, restrictions to the flow of air are created using the teeth, tongue and lips."Never whistle at a funeral."Ne sifflez jamais lors d'un enterrement.soundactionhumanbodycommunicationmusicentertainmentphysiologysensationphoneticslanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSifflerTo make a similar sound by forcing air through a musical instrument or a pipe etc."The stream train whistled as it passed by."Le train à vapeur a sifflé en passant.soundmusicactioncommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSifflerTo move in such a way as to create a whistling sound."A bullet whistled past."Une balle a sifflé.soundactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSifflerTo send, signal, or call by a whistle."The lifeguard was whistling to warn the children to stay away from the deep end of the pool. "Le maître-nageur sifflait pour avertir les enfants de rester à l'écart du grand bain.soundcommunicationsignalactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSifflementA shrill, breathy sound; a whistle."The tea kettle's whistling told me the water was boiling. "Le sifflement de la bouilloire m'a dit que l'eau bouillait.soundmusicsensationcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
