siffler

Meaning

to whistle
to whistle for, to blow on a whistle for
to boo by whistling (to show one's disapproval at something)
to hiss
to knock back (a drink), to down

whistle

hiss

blow

boo

wheeze

zing

sizzle

sibilate

siss

sizz

whistling

pipe

sough

whir

whisper

whizz

hoot

tootle

catcall

sing

whoosh

pennywhistle

tin whistle

fizzle

hissing

hushing

sibilation

wolf whistle

swish

fizz

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/si.fle/

Inherited from Old French sifler (later orthographically influenced by souffler), from Vulgar Latin *sīfilāre, probably an Osco-Umbrian influenced variant of Latin sībilāre (compare Spanish chiflar, Friulian sivilâ). Cf. also the variant northern Old French dialectal form sufler (whence Norman sûfflier and Walloon xhufler), from a Vulgar Latin variant *sufilāre (compare Italian zufolare), as well as the dialectal subler from a form *subilāre (compare Italian sobillare, Romansch tschüblar, Romanian șuiera); in areas transitional to Franco-Provençal dialects is found the form sibler (compare also Occitan siblar, siular, Catalan xiular).