The meaning of Whistling

Whistling – definition

verb
Emit a clear, high-pitched sound by forcing breath through a small hole between one's lips or teeth.
Usage examples:
The audience cheered and whistled

noun
A clear, high-pitched sound made by forcing breath through a small hole between partly closed lips, or between one's teeth.
Usage examples:
As was expected, his special appearance was greeted with whistles and applause that reverberated th…

noun
A suit.
Usage examples:
We're talking a monkey for a decent whistle, a pony for a tee-shirt.

verb
Present participle of whistle
Usage examples:
He whistled as he worked., on the days when she wore a skirt the men on the building site would whi…

Whistling translation into English

Whistling: translate from English into Chinese

吹口哨

Whistling: translate from English into Dutch

Fluiten, Gefluit, Fluitend

Whistling: translate from English into French

Sifflement, Sifflant, Siffleur

Whistling: translate from English into German

Pfeifen

Whistling: translate from English into Hindi

सीटी, सीटी वाला

Whistling: translate from English into Italian

Fischio

Whistling: translate from English into Korean

휘파람, 천식, 휘파람을 부는

Whistling: translate from English into Russian

Свист, Свистящий

Whistling: translate from English into Spanish

Silbido

Word origin

Old English (h)wistlian (verb), (h)wistle (noun), of Germanic origin; imitative and related to Swedish vissla ‘to whistle’.

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Whistling – similar words

whistled

verb
Emit a clear, high-pitched sound by forcing breath through a small hole between one's lips or teeth.
Usage examples:
The audience cheered and whistled

noun
A clear, high-pitched sound made by forcing breath through a small hole between partly closed lips, or between one's teeth.
Usage examples:
As was expected, his special appearance was greeted with whistles and applause that reverberated th…

noun
A suit.
Usage examples:
We're talking a monkey for a decent whistle, a pony for a tee-shirt.

All meanings and translations of Whistled

whistle

noun
A clear, high-pitched sound made by forcing breath through a small hole between partly closed lips, or between one's teeth.
Usage examples:
As was expected, his special appearance was greeted with whistles and applause that reverberated th…

verb
Emit a clear, high-pitched sound by forcing breath through a small hole between one's lips or teeth.
Usage examples:
The audience cheered and whistled

verb
The sound made when someone forces breath through pursed lips

All meanings and translations of Whistle

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