Jastrow: צְוַץ

צְוַץ, צְיַץ ch., Pa. צַיֵּיץ, צַיֵּיץ, (Palp. צַיְצֵי) same. Pesik. Dibré, p. 110ᵇ (expl. צהלי, Is. X, 30) צַיְּיצִי בקלך Ar. (ed. Koh. צַיְּצִי; ed. שישי קולך); Yalk. Is. 284 ציצי קולך chirp with thy voice (let thy voice chirp, in studying the Law); v. לַבְלֵב. Nidd. 42ᵇ שמעית ולד דצַוֵּיץ וכ׳ (Ar. דצייץ) I heard the infant squeak at sunset-time, but it was not born &c. Koh. R. to XII, 4 כד שמע … מְצַוְצְיָין וכ׳ (some ed. מצוייצן, corr. acc.) when he hears the birds chirp, he thinks robbers are coming &c.; Yalk. ib. 979 מְצַיְּיצִין. Lev. R. s. 16 ציפוריא מציצין Ar. (Var., a. ed. קולנין). [Yalk. Is. 281, v. preced.].—Trnsf. (of the singing of boiling water) to boil. B. Mets. 29ᵇ אלא דלא צַיֵּיץ only when the water has not been steaming (Ar. מְצַוְּיָין Ms. F. צַוְיַת; Ms. R. 2 מְצַוְּיַת, v. צְוֵי I); Ḥull. 84ᵇ צַיֵּיץ Ar. (ed. צַיֵּץ).