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Meanings of whistling in inglés

ruso
свист
portugués
assobio
español
silbido
catalán
xiular
Wikidata

Several methods of producing sustained sound in the human mouth without necessarily using the vocal cords.

silbido
portugués
assobio
catalán
xiulet

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

assobio
Synonyms
Examples for "whist"
Examples for "whist"
1
Breakfast, whist; lunch, whist; dinner, whist; supper, whist; and then to bed.
The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, February 1844 /...
2
In the drawing-room three whist-tables carry off the more elderly and grave.
What Will He Do with It? — Volume 05
3
The hour for whist had arrived; so he departed to play whist.
Parisian Points of View
4
During this time the General played whist with Madame de la Roche-Jugan.
Monsieur de Camors — Volume 2
5
We played whist in the evening, and I went to bed late.
Wandering Ghosts
Usage of whistling in inglés
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
catalán
xiularxiulet
Whistling through the time
Whistling across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Less common