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świstać — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • swish noun A soft rustling or hissing sound, often caused by quick movement through the air.
  • whistle verb To make a clear, high-pitched sound by forcing air through pursed lips or teeth.

Senses

świstać is used for these senses in English:

  • 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.

swish — full definition

  1. noun A soft rustling or hissing sound, often caused by quick movement through the air.
  2. verb To move with a soft rustling or hissing sound.
  3. noun A basketball shot that passes cleanly through the net without touching the rim or backboard.
  4. adj Fashionable and impressively smart (informal, British).

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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