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sifflement

sifflement noun: a hissing sound.

Noun

sifflement (plural sifflements)

  1. A hissing sound.
    • The sifflement was heard over the region of the heart, a short distance on each side of the sternum, and under the clavicles.1837, The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, page 368

Forms of sifflement

pluralsifflements

Questions about sifflement

What does sifflement mean?
Sifflement means a hissing sound.
What part of speech is sifflement?
Sifflement is a noun.
What is the plural of sifflement?
The plural of sifflement is sifflements.

Words near sifflement in the dictionary

  1. Sifan
  2. siffilate
  3. sifflage
  4. siffle
  5. siffled
  6. sifflement
  7. sifflements
  8. siffles
  9. sifflet
  10. sifflets
  11. sifflicate

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