whistle-stop
whistle-stop · whistle-stops · whistle-stopped · whistle-stopping
To make a brief stop on a campaign tour to make a speech or perform some other type of…To make a brief stop on a campaign tour to make a speech or perform some other type of public electioneering.
Meaning
1 sensesTo make a brief stop on a campaign tour to make a speech or perform some other type of public electioneering.
Origin
Named for the train whistle that is frequently blown before stopping in small towns.Named for the train whistle that is frequently blown before stopping in small towns.
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Forms
whistle-stops, whistle-stopping, whistle-stopped, whistle-stopped| Base form | whistle-stop · to whistle-stop |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | whistle-stops |
| Present participle | whistle-stopping |
| Past simple | whistle-stopped |
| Past participle | whistle-stopped |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.