Meaning

1 senses

  1. A shrill, breathy sound; a whistle.

More definitions
  • the act of whistling a tune
  • the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle
  • the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture

Origin

From Middle English whistlinge, whystlynge, from Old English hwistlung, equivalent to whis

From Middle English whistlinge, whystlynge, from Old English hwistlung, equivalent to whistle + -ing.

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Forms

plural: whistlings
Singularwhistling
Pluralwhistlings

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle:whistle
  • the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture:whistle

Word family

1 related words
Relatedwhistle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
whisperB1whistleB1whitwhiteA1

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