squittire

Italian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skwitˈti.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: squit‧tì‧re

Verb

squittìre (first-person singular present squittìsco, first-person singular past historic squittìi, past participle squittìto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive) to squawk (of parrots, etc.)
  2. (intransitive) to squeak (of mice, etc.)
  3. (humorous or derogatory, intransitive or transitive) to shriek (of people)

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