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Meaning of sivít | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
[ˈʃiviːt]

Definitions

  1. to howl, shriek, scream (to give a high-pitched, sharp sound, e.g. wind)
    intransitive
  2. to whistle, shriek, whoosh (of a bullet fired or an object passing at high speed: to give an unpleasant sharp, whistling sound while flying)
    intransitive
  3. to scream (of a machine tool such as a saw: to give a sharp sound due to friction)
    intransitive
  4. to scream, screech, shriek, shrill (to cry out with an earsplitting shrill voice)
    intransitive
  5. to shriek, shrill (to utter something sharply; to utter in or with a shriek)
    transitive

Equivalents

English Hiss Squeal Whistle

Examples

“Egy bagoly sivított a távolban.”

An owl shrilled in the distance.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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