whistling

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

present participle and gerund of whistle

Noun

A shrill, breathy sound; a whistle.

whistle

• Noun
• Verb

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Sinonieme

whistle

piping

hissing

duck

🦆

eagle

🦅

hiss

hoot

murmuring

piercing

sibilant

singing

swish

trilling

whirl

whirring

whizz

whizzing

zip

sibilation

long-continued

fifing

bird

🐦

sibilant rale

catcall

chirping

Vertalings

sifflement

silbido

fischio

Pfeifen

sibilo

σφύριγμα

il fischiare

pfeifend

siffleur

pfeiffend

siffler

sifflet

Zischen

مصفر

Sausen

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈ(h)wɪslɪŋ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: whistlynge

Geërf van Middle English: whistlinge

Geërf van Old English: hwistlung

In summary

From Middle English whistlynge, equivalent to whistle + -ing.