sifflement

Meaning

1. (masculine) a whistling (action)
2. (masculine) whistle (sound)
3. (masculine) various hissing noises such as produced by a gush of wind, a diving bird or an air-piercing arrow (see sifflant).
4. (masculine) noises produced by certain animals resembling a whistling, said of snakes, marmots, or cats.

Concepts

whistle

whistling

hiss

whizz

whistling sound

whirl

whirring

whizzing

whoosh

zip

wolf whistle

zing

hissing

fricative

whiz

din

clang

siss

noise

racket

swish

tweet

wheezing

Synonyms

bruissement

criaillement

glapissement

sifflet

vacarme

béance

bruit métallique

cliquetis

froufrou

grésillement

pétillement

raclement

sifflements

taisant

wheezing

bruit retentissant

Translations

fischio

gesis

gefluit

pitido

sibilo

silbido

assobio

apito

ıslık

vızıltı

silbato

gesuis

xiulet

geruis

Pronounced as (IPA)

/si.flə.mɑ̃/

Etymology

From siffler + -ment.