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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

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  1. whistlingnoun

    Synonyms:
    rhonchus, râle (Med.)

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "whistling":

    hissing, whistle, wheezing

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#34942whistling
#49308wheezing
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#154939pennywhistle

How to use whistling in a sentence?

  1. Tiger Woods:

    I just wanted to see, first of all, how my body was going to be feeling after grinding it out trying to play Whistling Straits( and) if I was ready to go make a push to try and get in the playoffs.

  2. Van Jones:

    And so as you begin to think what are we going to do, you’ve got to be able to respond to what I think is dog whistling on education. I think all the CRT stuff is trumped-up dog-whistling, but you’ve got to be able to respond to it, and I also think that, listen, crime, inflation and concerns about our kids – Democrats have got to have better answers next year than we had this year.

  3. Ian Poulter:

    I had a really disappointing time in the U.S. PGA at Whistling Straits in 2010, i had to withdraw on the Sunday because physically I wasn't well.

  4. Hindenburg Research:

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

  5. 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.


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