Synonyms for whistling
ˈʰwɪs lɪŋ, ˈwɪs-whistling

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1. whistle, whistlingnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   pennywhistle, whistle, tin whistle

2. whistlingnoun

   the act of whistling a tune

   "his cheerful whistling indicated that he enjoyed his work"

   Synonyms:
   whistle

3. whistle, whistlingnoun

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

   "the whistle signalled the end of the game"

   Synonyms:
   pennywhistle, whistle, tin whistle

Matched Categories

1. • Music
   • Signal
   • Sound

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1. whistlingnoun

   Synonyms:
   rhonchus, râle (Med.)

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1. List of paraphrases for "whistling":

   hissing, whistle, wheezing

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How to use whistling in a sentence?

1. Rooma Mehra:

   Nature’s serenity is there for us to see, hear and feel in the majesty of the mountains, the vastness of the sea, the whisper of the whistling wind, the incredible scent-of-a-quenched-happy-earth after rain.. it makes my heart glow with a happiness unparalleled by any other joy… sends my tired senses into a meditative trance.. the earth is a kaleidoscope of dreamscapes.

2. Dustin Johnson:

   I played well five years ago at Whistling Whistling Straits but I won't be grounding my club anywhere I shouldn't be grounding it.

3. Andrew Morton:

   He’s got a spring in his step, he’s whistling a merry tune. He looks like a man who has won the lottery… and she would be thrilled as a parent to see him so happy.

4. Shoryu Bradley:

   Zazen is the dragons roar. This dragons roar is the wind passing and whistling through a hollow tree. This can be a metaphor for your Zazen practice and or even your life. If you can let go, greatly let go, this dragons roar can manifest through you. It is much bigger than the individual.

5. Hindenburg Research:

   As expected, they dodged the question, they seem to be whistling past the graveyard at this point.