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WHISTLING

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• WHISTLING (noun)
The noun WHISTLING has 3 senses:

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

Familiarity information: WHISTLING used as a noun is uncommon.

• WHISTLING (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

whistle; whistling

Hypernyms ("whistling" is a kind of...):

sound (the sudden occurrence of an audible event)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

The act of whistling a tune

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

his cheerful whistling indicated that he enjoyed his work

Hypernyms ("whistling" is a kind of...):

music (musical activity (singing or whistling etc.))

Sense 3

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

whistle; whistling

Context example:

the whistle signalled the end of the game

Hypernyms ("whistling" is a kind of...):

sign; signal; signaling (any communication that encodes a message)

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(English proverb)
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(Albanian proverb)
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(Arabic proverb)
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(Dutch proverb)

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