† sifflementn.
Obsolete. rare.
A whistling noise.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > shrill quality > [noun] > whistle
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1607 T. Tomkis Lingua i. i Like to the winged chanters of the wood, Uttering nought else but idle sifflements, Tunes without sense, words inarticulate.
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n.1607- to err on the side of
- to err on the side of caution
- to err on the —— side
- to escape a person's lips
- to escape lips
- to escape quit
- to escape scot-free
- to escape scotfree
- to escry him, them, etc to or unto death
- to essentiate together
- to essoin one's attendance
- to establish a bracket
- to establish a suit
- to estate out
- to etc a bad patch
- to etc a banker
- to etc a big hand
- to etc a blue streak
- to etc a brick wall
- to etc a bug in a person's ear
- to etc a discreet veil over
- to etc a etc hand
- to etc a feel for
- to etc a fire under
- to etc a game