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hvisle — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • hiss verb To make a sharp, sustained "sss" sound, as a snake or escaping gas does.
  • whistle verb To make a clear, high-pitched sound by forcing air through pursed lips or teeth.

Senses

hvisle is used for these senses in English:

  • hiss (intransitive) To make a hiss, a sibilant sound of air escaping.
  • whistle (ambitransitive) To make a shrill, high-pitched sound by forcing air through the mouth. To produce a whistling sound, restrictions to the flow of air are created using the teeth, tongue and lips.
  • whistle (intransitive) To move in such a way as to create a whistling sound.

hiss — full definition

  1. verb To make a sharp, sustained "sss" sound, as a snake or escaping gas does.
  2. verb To show disapproval of someone by making this sound.
  3. noun A sharp, sustained sound like that made by a snake or escaping steam.

whistle — full definition

  1. verb To make a clear, high-pitched sound by forcing air through pursed lips or teeth.
  2. noun A small device that makes a shrill sound when air is blown through it, or the sound itself.

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