TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
sian, f. (gs. séine, pl. ~ta). 1. Whistling, plaintive, sound; whine, squeal. ~ na gaoithe, the whistling of the wind. ~ na bpiléar, the whine of bullets. ~ chráite, agonizing scream. 2. Hum of voices; talk, report. S.a. sine1 2. (Var: m, gs. siain)