συριγ-μός,ὁ,
A. shrill piping sound, hissing, as of serpents, Arist. HA 536a6 , Str. 9.3.10 (pl.); in sign of derision, X. Smp. 6.5 ; as a military signal, Aen. Tact. 24.17 ; ς. καὶ χλευασμοί
Plb. 30.29.6
;ς. κάλωνthewhistlingof rigging, D.H. Comp. 16 ; of the sound of sibilants, ib. 14 ;hissingin the theatre, Plu. Cic. 13 ; of the cry of elephants, Arr. An. 5.17.7 ;singing in the ears, Dsc. 2.78 .