whistling

[US]/'hwɪslɪŋ/
[UK]/'hwɪslɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the act of making a high-pitched sound by blowing air through the lips or a whistle; a whistling sound

Phrases & Collocations

whistling a tune

whistling Dixie

whistling kettle

Example Sentences

he was whistling cheerfully .

the wind was whistling down the chimney.

Groaner: a whistling buoy.

the night crepitates with an airy whistling cacophony.

he was whistling to keep up his spirits.

He came home for dinner whistling cheerfully.

The bomb exploded, sending shrapnel whistling through the trees.

they flattened themselves on the pavement as a bomb came whistling down.

You've been whistling that same tune all morning. Knock it off, will you?

He seems confident, but he’s whistling in the dark. He knows he’s going to lose the game.

When he heard the bomb whistling down, Jim hurled himself down on the floor with his hands over his head.

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