A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun 1. (shrill sound)
a. whistle Emití un silbido fuerte para captar su atención. I give a loud whistle to get their attention.
b. whistling La calle estaba desierta y lo único que se escuchaba era el silbido del viento. The street was deserted and the whistling of the wind was the only thing he could hear.
c. wheezing (when breathing) El silbido de mi esposo me irrita y no me deja dormir. My husband's wheezing irritates me and I can't sleep.
2. (hum)
a. ringing El silbido de oídos me está dando dolor de cabeza. The ringing in my ears is giving me a headache.
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silbido
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
Noun 1. (sonido)
a. whistle el silbido del viento the whistling of the wind
2. (para abuchear, de serpiente)
a. whistle los silbidos del público eran ensordecedores the whistling of the crowd was deafening
su actuación fue recibida con silbidos y abucheos her performance was greeted with hissing and booing
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silbido
silbo
1 [de persona] (con los labios) whistle; whistling; (al respirar) wheezing 2 (zumbido) hum silbido de oídos ringing in the ears
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