˜yÐÄvlog

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whistling

[ hwis-ling, wis- ]

noun

  1. the act of a person or thing that whistles.
  2. the sound produced.
  3. Veterinary Pathology. a form of roaring characterized by a peculiarly shrill sound.


whistling

/ ˈ·Éɪ²õ±ôɪŋ /

noun

  1. vet science a breathing defect of horses characterized by a high-pitched sound with each intake of air Compare roaring
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of whistling1

before 900; Middle English; Old English hwistlung. See whistle, -ing 1
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And a BBC news reporter grasped the rare opportunity to try to woo him from the skies by whistling a magic pipe.

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At one stage in the final referee Kirk Bevins had to tell the crowd to stop whistling, while earlier on Gerwyn Price mocked spectators by whistling himself when they got on his back.

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The Greens, on the other hand, described the bill "dog whistling that shamefully scapegoated international students for the housing crisis they did not cause".

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World-class whistling, from a Scottish perspective at least.

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“It feels like we’re in a tornado, without the whistling sound. The winds are really, really whipping. We’ve already seen a few transformers blow in our neighbourhood just by looking out the back porch.â€

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