whistling, n.
(whistlings)
freq. cnt. 2
(whistlings)
freq. cnt. 2
the act of whistling a tune
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
whistling
sample sentences
"his cheerful whistling indicated that he enjoyed his work"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
<noun.event> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
whistle whistling
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle
<noun.communication>
whistle whistling
sample sentences
"the whistle signalled the end of the game"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym