silbar

Meaning

to whistle

Concepts

whistle

hiss

whizz

pipe

sizzle

sough

twitter

whine

whir

whish

whisper

whiz

whoop

boo

zip

fizz

hoot

Synonyms

chiflar

pitar

chiflar con la boca

gorjear

chisporrotear

sisear

trinar las aves

chiflar

producir silbidos para protestar

chiflar

chiflar

chiflar

cantar

chiflar con los dedos

chirriar

espumar

protestar

Translations

pfeifen

fischiare

siffler

fluiten

assobiar

xiular

zischen

zufolare

σφυρίζω

fischiettare

apitar

flûter

fiular

silvar

Hyphenated as

sil‧bar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/silˈbaɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: sibilo

Cognate with English: sibilate

In summary

Inherited from Latin sībĭlāre, with syncope of /ĭ/ and metathesis of /l/. Doublet of chiflar, which came through a Vulgar Latin variant form. Cognate with English sibilate.