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Meanings of whistling in English

Russian
свист
Portuguese
assobio
Spanish
silbido
Catalan
xiular
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Several methods of producing sustained sound in the human mouth without necessarily using the vocal cords.

        свист
        Portuguese
        assobio
        Catalan
        xiulet

        The high loud sound made by air or steam when forced through a small aperture.

              assobio
              Usage of whistling in English
              1
              In the case of this particular beeping and whistling, not in years.
              Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens
              2
              The sea, the flat sand, the whistling dunes are on my left.
              The Irish Times
              3
              Marks: Run 5 miles SW. from the whistling buoy off Cape Elizabeth.
              Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine
              4
              Always in the air was the dry, shrill whistling of the rattles.
              Men, Women, and Boats
              5
              The whistling noise came from a record especially made for the purpose.
              The new yorker
              6
              Meanwhile the Piper mowed down the weeds in the garden, whistling cheerily.
              A Spinner in the Sun
              7
              Above, the roar of the shells drowns the whistling of the wind.
              Letters of a Soldier, 1914-1915
              8
              Great numbers of the whistling Swan, Gees and Ducks in the Ponds.
              The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806
              9
              Just faintly there came the sound of him whistling 'Que Sera, Sera'.
              The Pilo Family Circus
              10
              In the lead, Noah held his wand higher, whistling through his teeth.
              James Potter and the Curse of the Gatekeeper
              11
              The whistling of the wind through the rigging sounded like funereal wailings.
              The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon
              12
              When the motor pulled up at the station the train was whistling.
              The Teeth of the Tiger
              13
              The body drew in its breath with a whistling sound and moved.
              The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories
              14
              And all the time that whistling and banging of the shells continued.
              The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 12) / The War Begins,...
              15
              There is a psychological benefit in the mere physical act of whistling.
              It Can Be Done: Poems of Inspiration
              16
              The others returned from the Festival, and Louis passed the door whistling.
              A Beautiful Possibility
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              Translations for whistling
              Russian
              свист
              Whistling through the time
              Whistling across language varieties
              United Kingdom
              Common
              United States of America
              Common
              Ireland
              Less common