Meaning
to ring
- to emit a ringing sound (of a telephone, bell, or alarm)
In a sentence
Sento squillare il telefono nella stanza accanto.
I hear the telephone ringing in the next room.
Perché non spegni la sveglia quando squilla?
Why don't you turn off the alarm when it rings?
Il mio cellulare ha squillato per tutta la riunione.
My mobile phone rang throughout the entire meeting.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| squillare | infinitive |
| squillo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| squilli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| squilla | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| squilliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| squillate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| squillano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| squillavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| squillavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| squillava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| squillavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| squillavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| squillavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| squillai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| squillasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| squillò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| squillammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| squillaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| squillarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| squillerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| squillerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| squillerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| squilleremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| squillerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| squilleranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| squilli | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| squilli | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| squilli | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| squilliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| squilliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| squillino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| squillassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| squillassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| squillasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| squillassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| squillaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| squillassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| squillerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| squilleresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| squillerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| squilleremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| squillereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| squillerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| squilla | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| squilliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| squillate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| squillando | gerund |
| squillato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Intransitive verb taking 'avere' in compound tenses: 'il telefono ha squillato'.