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whis·tle: I. intransitive verb II. transitive verb III. noun
ˈpen·ny whis·tle: noun
ˈwolf whis·tle: noun

I . whis·tle [ˈ(h)wɪsl̩] VB intr

1. whistle person:

žvižgati [perf zažvižgati]

to whistle at sb

požvižgati komu

2. whistle wind, kettle:

žvižgati [perf zažvižgati]

3. whistle bird:

II . whis·tle [ˈ(h)wɪsl̩] VB trans

žvižgati [perf zažvižgati]

III . whis·tle [ˈ(h)wɪsl̩] N

1. whistle no pl (sound):

whistle also of wind

whistle of referee

žvižg m

as clean as a whistle

bleščeče čist

2. whistle (device):

referee's whistle

to wet one's whistle

zmočiti si grlo

ˈpen·ny whis·tle N

penny whistle

pločevinasta piščal f

ˈwolf whis·tle N

wolf whistle

[občudujoč] žvižg m

to give sb a wolf whistle

[občudujoče] zažvižgati komu

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All she has to offer him is a scattergun spray of insults, and cutie-pie whistling. en.wikipedia.org

The sounds are a mix of organ, massed choir, banjo, whistling, and yodeling. en.wikipedia.org

Namely, the scops owls give a whistling call or a row of high-pitched hoots with fewer than four individual hoots per second. en.wikipedia.org

Traditionally, the dance is accompanied by the sanshin and drum, and often punctuated with finger whistling called. en.wikipedia.org

It consists of a variable, imitative series of notes, sometimes lark-like and sometimes whistling, pouring out in a continual stream. en.wikipedia.org

They revere a large black and white whistling tree kangaroo called a bondegzeu as an ancestor. en.wikipedia.org

Bird always sews together playful semantic puzzles and eerie whistling hooks, couching them in the cadence of his violin. www.the-peak.ca

Pucker whistling can be done by either only blowing out or blowing in and out alternately. en.wikipedia.org

Falling shrapnel made a distinctive whistling before striking the area. en.wikipedia.org

These developments are usually characterized by a whistling sound when the animal breathes, frequent sneezing, or a deep, wheezing cough. en.wikipedia.org

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