Translation
to whistle
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Word origin
From German pfeifen ('to whistle'), a word that is itself imitative of the sound. English fife came from the same German source.
- Origin
- German
- Root
- pfeifen
- English cognates
- fife, pipe
Examples
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The boy whistled as he walked.
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The wind whistles among the trees.
!
Do not whistle in the house!
is a mouth, a kettle or the wind. Read as one glide, so the word rhymes with English "five" and then adds the -. The whistle itself, the object, is a o by the usual -- rule.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 16, lesson 3: fajfi, taksio, flugilo and 7 more words.