"siffle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: siffles [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French siffler, from Latin sibilāre. Doublet of sibilate. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|siffler}} French siffler, {{der|en|la|sibilāre}} Latin sibilāre, {{doublet|en|sibilate}} Doublet of sibilate Head templates: {{en-noun}} siffle (plural siffles)
  1. A sibilant rale.
    Sense id: en-siffle-en-noun-bnoCrcuB

Verb

Forms: siffles [present, singular, third-person], siffling [participle, present], siffled [participle, past], siffled [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from French siffler, from Latin sibilāre. Doublet of sibilate. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|siffler}} French siffler, {{der|en|la|sibilāre}} Latin sibilāre, {{doublet|en|sibilate}} Doublet of sibilate Head templates: {{en-verb}} siffle (third-person singular simple present siffles, present participle siffling, simple past and past participle siffled)
  1. (intransitive) To whistle or hiss. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-siffle-en-verb-Opp67EzP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65

Inflected forms

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