Polyglot Dictionary

silbar

/silˈβaɾ/

verb B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
silbo
preterite (yo)
silbé
past participle
silbado

Meaning

  1. to whistle

    • Silba una melodía.

      He whistles a tune.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

apitar

apitar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to whistle."

Portuguese

assobiar

assobiar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to whistle."

Practice

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