intransitive. To blow with a sibilant sound; to whistle, hiss.
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释义 | the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > shrill quality > sound shrill [verb (intransitive)] > whistle (10) sifflec1400 intransitive. To blow with a sibilant sound; to whistle, hiss. pipec1405 intransitive. To play on or blow a pipe or similar wind instrument; to play the bagpipes. Cf. pipe, n.1 1. round?1440 intransitive. figurative. Of the wind: to whistle. Obsolete. whewc1475 intransitive. To whistle; to make a whistling or rustling noise; to utter the interjection whew! whistle1484 To utter a clear shrill sound, note, or song, as various birds and certain other animals; to pipe; †also formerly, to hiss, as a serpent. pipple1592 intransitive. To make a gentle rippling sound. Cf. pipling, adj. wheetle1825 intransitive. To whistle shrilly. Also reduplicated. whiffle1832 intransitive. To make a light whistling sound; transitive to utter with such a sound. Subcategories:— sound whistle or catcall (2) |
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