le sifflement
/si.flə.mɑ̃/ noun · masculine C2- a whistling (action)
- whistle (sound)
- various hissing noises such as produced by a gush of wind, a diving bird or an air-piercing arrow (see sifflant).
- noises produced by certain animals resembling a whistling, said of snakes, marmots, or cats.
Plural sifflements
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C'est le torrent au fond du vallon, le craquement du glacier, le sifflement d'une marmotte qui prévient les siennes de mon passage.
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