sifflement

English

Noun

sifflement (plural sifflements)

1. A hissing sound.
   • 1837, The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, page 368:

     The sifflement was heard over the region of the heart, a short distance on each side of the sternum, and under the clavicles.

French

Etymology

From siffler +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.flə.mɑ̃/

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Noun

sifflement m (plural sifflements)

1. a whistling (action)
2. whistle (sound)
3. various hissing noises such as produced by a gush of wind, a diving bird or an air-piercing arrow (see sifflant).
4. noises produced by certain animals resembling a whistling, said of snakes, marmots, or cats.

Further reading

• “sifflement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.