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Whistling Common

Whistling has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture

2

the act of whistling a tune

"his cheerful whistling indicated that he enjoyed his work"

3

the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle

"the whistle signalled the end of the game"

4

A shrill, breathy sound; a whistle.

Verb
1

present participle and gerund of whistle

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
sound music signal
Rhyming Words
ing ging ying sing ling xing ting zing fing hing qing ving ring jing ping king ning oing ding ming
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