șuiera

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șuiera

/ʃu.jeˈra/

Rhymes with -a

Where it comes from

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *sūbilāre, from Latin sībilāre, or possibly influenced by fluiera. Compare Aromanian shuir, shuirari, Dalmatian sublar, Italian sobillare, Romansh tschüblar, dialectal French subler, Ligurian šwirá (attested in Rovegno), Ladin šüré.

verb a șuiera 1st conjugation · șuieră · șuierat · șuiere · a șuiera · șuierând

intransitive to finger whistle
ambitransitive, broadly, dated to whistle
figuratively, transitive to hiss (speak sharply)
intransitive, of the wind to howl
intransitive, of certain animals to make a hissing, whistling or chirping sound
intransitive to whiz (speed by with a noise)

In English

blow to make a sound as if being blown
whistle to produce a whistling sound
hiss to make a hissing sound
whirr To move or vibrate (something) with a buzzing sound

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@misc{s_uiera_2026,
  title = {șuiera},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/%C8%99uiera},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}