whistling

Example Sentences

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As Ms. Kilpatrick notes, Ravel sometimes deflected praise for “Boléro,” his most famous work—and yet “he was unashamedly delighted when, passing a building site . . . he heard three construction workers whistling his tune.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“I heard someone whistling the show’s theme song, and it wasn’t a child — it was an adult sweeping the street,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times

"Heavy rain is pouring now, and I can hear the wind whistling."

From Barron's

Sánchez heard a whistling sound pass above him, and 10 more after that.

From Los Angeles Times

"The wind is whistling and there are sounds of things falling. The electricity went out about an hour ago, and we cannot see anything."

From Barron's