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Whistling

//ˈ(h)wɪslɪŋ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun

1
A shrill, breathy sound; a whistle.
2
the act of whistling a tune wordnet
3
the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle wordnet
4
the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture wordnet

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of whistle form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English whistlynge, equivalent to whistle + -ing.

Etymology 2

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

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