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siffle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sif-fle
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sibilant rale.

verb

To whistle or hiss.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: siffler, sibilāre

Usage

Inflected Forms

siffles (plural) siffles (present, singular) siffling (participle, present) siffled (participle, past) siffled (past)

Questions

What does siffle mean?
A sibilant rale.
Where does siffle come from?
It is traced to French.

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