whistling
Example Sentences
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“If it is whistling I know it is not for my soul. But when it is a rumbling sound, you realize that it will land quite close.”
From New York Times
And they make distinctive whistling noises that could easily be mistaken for the chirp of a small bird.
From New York Times
She told The Associated Press they tried to sleep but were awakened “by violent shaking of the typhoon shutters and the whistling strong winds.”
From Seattle Times
No one has been held accountable for the teenager’s kidnapping and murder; the white woman who accused him of whistling at and accosting her died this week at the age of 88.
From Seattle Times
“We couldn’t get out of there fast enough, because we had never heard of anything like that before. A Black boy whistling at a White woman? In Mississippi? No.”
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
