whistling
Example Sentences
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He leaned against the steering wheel, whistling, listening to the local radio as it called out bingo numbers—he was one of the few band members who didn’t play often.
From Literature
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Foreman said, although she and her fellow inmates cannot really see out of the prison, they can hear "the whistling noise of missiles and hum of drones".
From BBC
"Losing and walking out whistling just isn't an option," he told Italian radio.
From BBC
“Who remembers the winds of January whistling in through the chinks in them pine logs?”
From Literature
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But if it's a simple tic, like whistling, then she says ignoring it is "the best thing" for her.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.