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zviždati

звиждати

zvìždati · /zʋǐʒdati/ · imperfective

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VERB
  1. to whistle
    Moj deda uvek zviždi dok radi u bašti. — My grandpa always whistles while he works in the garden.
    Sudija je zviždao, ali igrači nisu stali. — The referee was whistling, but the players didn't stop.
  2. (+ dat.) to boo; to whistle at in disapproval
    Navijači su zviždali igračima posle poraza. — The fans booed the players after the defeat.
  3. (of wind, bullets) to whistle; to whizz
    Cele noći je vetar zviždao kroz prozor. — The wind whistled through the window all night.

In Serbia, whistling from an audience usually signals disapproval, not approval.

Conjugation, imperfective
Present tense
jazviždim
tizviždiš
on/ona/onozviždi
mizviždimo
vizviždite
oni/one/onazvižde
Past tense: zviždao, zviždala, zviždalo · zviždali, zviždale
Future: zviždaću, zviždaćeš, zviždaće, zviždaćemo, zviždaćete, zviždaće
Imperative: zviždi
AI Updated 23 October 2026