siffle

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noun

A sibilant rale.

OriginFrench siffler ← Latin sibilāre →
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Meanings

nounsiffle (plural siffles)

plural siffles

  1. A sibilant rale.
verbsiffle (third-person singular simple present siffles, present participle siffling, simple past and past participle siffled)

present singular third person siffles · participle present siffling · participle past siffled · past siffled

  1. intransitiveTo whistle or hiss.

Origin

  1. Latinsibilāre
  2. Frenchsiffler
  3. Englishsiffle

Borrowed from French siffler, from Latin sibilāre. Doublet of sibilate.

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APA

siffle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/siffle

MLA

“siffle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/siffle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “siffle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/siffle.

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