"sifflication" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sifflications [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sifflication (plural sifflications)
  1. supplication, petition, importuning, or wheedling
    Sense id: en-sifflication-en-noun-0kKM0RK9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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