свистеть

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Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [svʲɪˈsʲtʲetʲ]
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Verb

свисте́ть (svistétʹimpf (perfective сви́стнуть)

  1. to whistle, to make a whistling sound (with or without the aid of a whistle)
    Synonym: свиста́ть (svistátʹ) (only when made without the aid of a whistle)
  2. to sing, to pipe (of birds)
  3. to whine (of a bullet)

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