strido

Meaning

to utter or make a shrill or harsh sound; creak, shriek, squeak, screech, grate, hiss, whistle, buzz

Concepts

whiffle

whistle

Translations

xiular

schwirren

σφυρίζω

zufolare

apitar

assoviar

chiflar

uğuldamak

ıslıkla çalmak

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈstriː.doː]

Etymology

From the same imitative Proto-Indo-European root as Ancient Greek τρίζω (trízō, “to screech, to squeak, to grind, to gnash”) and στρίνξ (strínx, “screecher”) (compare Latin strix).