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silbar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • heckle verb To interrupt a speaker or performer with mocking comments or aggressive questions.
  • whistle verb To make a clear, high-pitched sound by forcing air through pursed lips or teeth.
  • whoosh noun A rushing sound made by something moving fast through the air.

Senses

silbar is used for these senses in English:

  • heckle (transitive) To insult, tease, make fun of or badger, especially during a comedy performance.
  • 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.
  • whoosh A breathy sound like that of an object passing at high speed.

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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