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chiando

hissing, crackling, squeaking

→ chiar
verb · present tense Rare #42,747
hissing, crackling, squeaking The sound depends on what is making it; for a TV or radio, it often means making static noise.
PO: O rádio está chiando.
EN: The radio is crackling with static.

Tá chiando e fervendo.

It’s sizzling and boiling.

— Os Visitantes (1993)

Um anel chiando na vitrine?

A ring squeaking in the shop window?

— Os Visitantes (1993)

Está chiando um pouco.

It's making a slight hissing sound.

— Salyut 7 (2017)

A televisão está chiando.

The television is making a hissing noise.