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whistling 音标拼音: [w'ɪslɪŋ] [hw'ɪslɪŋ] n. 吹口哨,吹笛 吹口哨,吹笛 whistling n 1: the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture [synonym: {whistle}, {whistling}] 2: the act of whistling a tune; "his cheerful whistling indicated that he enjoyed his work" 3: the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle; "the whistle signalled the end of the game" [synonym: {whistle}, {whistling}] Whistle \Whis"tle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whistled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whistling}.] [AS. hwistlian; akin to Sw. hvissla, Dan. hvisle, Icel. hv[imac]sla to whisper, and E. whisper. [root]43. See {Whisper}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To make a kind of musical sound, or series of sounds, by forcing the breath through a small orifice formed by contracting the lips; also, to emit a similar sound, or series of notes, from the mouth or beak, as birds. [1913 Webster] The weary plowman leaves the task of day, And, trudging homeward, whistles on the way. --Gay. [1913 Webster] 2. To make a shrill sound with a wind or steam instrument, somewhat like that made with the lips; to blow a sharp, shrill tone. [1913 Webster] 3. To sound shrill, or like a pipe; to make a sharp, shrill sound; as, a bullet whistles through the air. [1913 Webster] The wild winds whistle, and the billows roar. --Pope. [1913 Webster] Whistling \Whis"tling\, a. & n. from {Whistle}, v. [1913 Webster] {Whistling buoy}. (Naut.) See under {Buoy}. {Whistling coot} (Zool.), the American black scoter. {Whistling Dick}. (Zool.) (a) An Australian shrike thrush ({Colluricincla Selbii}). (b) The song thrush. [Prov. Eng.] {Whistling duck}. (Zool.) (a) The golden-eye. (b) A tree duck. {Whistling eagle} (Zool.), a small Australian eagle ({Haliastur sphenurus}); -- called also {whistling hawk}, and {little swamp eagle}. {Whistling plover}. (Zool.) (a) The golden plover. (b) The black-bellied, or gray, plover. {Whistling snipe} (Zool.), the American woodcock. {Whistling swan}. (Zool.) (a) The European whooper swan; -- called also {wild swan}, and {elk}. (b) An American swan ({Olor columbianus}). See under {Swan}. {Whistling teal} (Zool.), a tree duck, as {Dendrocygna awsuree} of India. {Whistling thrush}. (Zool.) (a) Any one of several species of singing birds of the genus {Myiophonus}, native of Asia, Australia, and the East Indies. They are generally black, glossed with blue, and have a patch of bright blue on each shoulder. Their note is a loud and clear whistle. (b) The song thrush. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 74 Moby Thesaurus words for "whistling":
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