See fesfes in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"lang_code": "mt",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"to whisper"
],
"links": [
[
"whisper",
"whisper"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"to hiss"
],
"links": [
[
"hiss",
"hiss"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈfɛs.fɛs/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɛsfɛs"
}
],
"word": "fesfes"
}
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