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1 silbido
m.1 whistle (sonido).el silbido del viento the whistling of the wind2 whistle.su actuación fue recibida con silbidos y abucheos her performance was greeted with hissing and booinglos silbidos del público eran ensordecedores the whistling of the crowd was deafening* * *1 (acción) whistle, whistling2 (abucheo) hissing3 (del teléfono) ring, ringing* * *noun m.whistle, whistling* * *a) (con la boca, un silbato) whistleb) ( del viento) whistling; ( de respiración) wheezingc) ( en los oídos) ringing, whistlingd)silbidos — ( en señal de desaprobacion) catcalls
* * *= hiss, whine, whistle, swish, swishing sound.Ex. 'That's not realistic,' he said and looked at her, as if to indicate that the balloon of her argument had suddenly had a pin stuck in it, and was expiring with a hiss.Ex. The noise is a high-pitched whine or hiss the machine emits during operation.Ex. The author reports on a project for the revival of traditional toys in which a group of adults made toys (e.g., dolls, carts, tops, whistles) that recalled their childhoods.Ex. At times when I'm in bed I can hear a swishing sound in my head, not a constant swish but a pulsating swish.Ex. At times when I'm in bed I can hear a swishing sound in my head, not a constant swish but a pulsating swish.* * *a) (con la boca, un silbato) whistleb) ( del viento) whistling; ( de respiración) wheezingc) ( en los oídos) ringing, whistlingd)silbidos — ( en señal de desaprobacion) catcalls
* * *= hiss, whine, whistle, swish, swishing sound.Ex: 'That's not realistic,' he said and looked at her, as if to indicate that the balloon of her argument had suddenly had a pin stuck in it, and was expiring with a hiss.
Ex: The noise is a high-pitched whine or hiss the machine emits during operation.Ex: The author reports on a project for the revival of traditional toys in which a group of adults made toys (e.g., dolls, carts, tops, whistles) that recalled their childhoods.Ex: At times when I'm in bed I can hear a swishing sound in my head, not a constant swish but a pulsating swish.Ex: At times when I'm in bed I can hear a swishing sound in my head, not a constant swish but a pulsating swish.* * *1 (con la boca) whistledio un silbido he whistled2 (con un silbato) whistle3 (del viento) whistlingel silbido de las balas the whistling of the bulletsel silbido que acompañaba su respiración the wheezing that accompanied his breathing4 (en los oídos) ringing, whistling* * *
silbido sustantivo masculino
( de respiración) wheezing
d)
silbido sustantivo masculino whistle
(del viento) whistling
' silbido' also found in these entries:
English:
hiss
- swish
- whine
- whistle
- zip
* * *silbido nm1. [sonido] whistle;llamó al perro con un silbido she called the dog with a whistle;el silbido del viento the whistling of the wind;se oía el silbido del ventilador you could hear the whirring of the fan2. [para abuchear] whistle, catcall;los silbidos del público eran ensordecedores the whistling of the crowd was deafening;su actuación fue recibida con silbidos y abucheos her performance was greeted with hissing and booing3. [de serpiente] hiss;la cobra emite un silbido agudo antes de atacar the cobra emits a sharp hissing sound o hiss before attacking* * *m whistle* * *silbido nm: whistle, whistling* * *silbido n whistle -
2 rechifla
f.1 hissing, booing (abucheo).2 derision, mockery (burla).3 scoffing, whistling, mockery, catcall.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: rechiflar.* * ** * *SF1) (=silbido) whistling; (=abucheo) booing; (Teat) catcall2) (=burla) mockery* * *femenino whistling ( as a sign of disapproval), ≈booing* * *femenino whistling ( as a sign of disapproval), ≈booing* * *whistling ( as a sign of disapproval), ≈ booingse oyó una gran rechifla there was a lot of booing o catcalling o whistling from the audiencecuando cesaron las rechiflas when the booing o jeering o whistling stopped, when the boos o jeers o catcalls stopped* * *
rechifla sustantivo femenino
whistling ( as a sign of disapproval), ≈ booing
* * *rechifla nf1. [abucheo] hissing, booing;el público le dedicó una sonora rechifla he was roundly booed by the audience2. [burla] derision, mockery* * *f jeering, jeers pl* * *rechifla nf: booing, jeering -
3 pitada
f.1 whistling (silbidos).2 drag, puff (informal) (de cigarrillo). ( Latin American Spanish)3 hooting.past part.past participle of spanish verb: pitar.* * *1 (bocinazo) hoot, honk2 (pitido) whistle3 (del público) booing* * *SF1) (=silbido) whistle; (=rechifla) hiss2) LAm * [de cigarrillo] puff, drag *3) * (=salida inoportuna) silly remark* * *1)a) ( pitido) beeplas pitadas de los coches — the beeping o hooting of the car horns
b) ( en espectáculo) ≈ booing and hissing, whistling ( as sign of disapproval)2) (AmL) ( de cigarrillo) puff, drag (colloq)* * *1)a) ( pitido) beeplas pitadas de los coches — the beeping o hooting of the car horns
b) ( en espectáculo) ≈ booing and hissing, whistling ( as sign of disapproval)2) (AmL) ( de cigarrillo) puff, drag (colloq)* * *A1 (pitido) beepse oían las pitadas de los coches you could hear the beeping o hooting o honking of the car horns2 (en un espectáculo) ≈ booing and hissing, whistling ( as sign of disapproval)* * *
pitada sustantivo femenino
1
2 (AmL) ( de cigarrillo) puff, drag (colloq)
pitada sustantivo femenino
1 (como signo de protesta) whistling, booing
2 (pitido) whistle
(de automóvil) toot, honk
' pitada' also found in these entries:
English:
hissing
- puff
* * *pitada nf1. [silbidos de protesta] whistling;despidieron al equipo con una sonora pitada the team were loudly whistled off the field2. [con bocina] beep;dar una pitada to beep one's horn* * *f1 ( abucheo) whistle2 S.Am.de cigarillo puff -
4 pitido
m.whistle.los pitidos de los coches the honking of car horns* * *1 (silbido) whistle2 (bocinazo) hoot, honk* * *noun m.* * *SM (=silbido) whistle; (=sonido agudo) beep; (=sonido corto) pip* * ** * *= whine, bleeping sound, bleep, beep.Ex. The noise is a high-pitched whine or hiss the machine emits during operation.Ex. At some pelican crossings there is a bleeping sound to indicate to blind or partially-sighted people when the steady green figure is showing.Ex. Instead of a dial tone, she heard the bleeps and burbles of a computer modem connection to the Internet.Ex. The best way to describe this recurring noise is as a tone, rather than beep or a whirr or anything overly mechanical.----* emitir un pitido = beep, bleep.* * ** * *= whine, bleeping sound, bleep, beep.Ex: The noise is a high-pitched whine or hiss the machine emits during operation.
Ex: At some pelican crossings there is a bleeping sound to indicate to blind or partially-sighted people when the steady green figure is showing.Ex: Instead of a dial tone, she heard the bleeps and burbles of a computer modem connection to the Internet.Ex: The best way to describe this recurring noise is as a tone, rather than beep or a whirr or anything overly mechanical.* emitir un pitido = beep, bleep.* * *1 (sonido agudo) whistle, whistling2 (de un claxon) beep, hoot, honk* * *
pitido sustantivo masculino ( sonido agudo) whistle, whistling;
( de claxon) beep, hoot, honk
pitido sustantivo masculino
1 (de silbato) whistle
2 (de claxon) hoot
3 (de una alarma, etc) beep
' pitido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pitada
- estridente
English:
beep
- bleep
- hoot
- pip
- whistle
- peep
* * *pitido nm[con pito] whistle; [de aparato electrónico] beep, bleep;los pitidos de los coches the honking of car horns;tengo un pitido en los oídos I've got a whistling noise in my ears* * *m* * *pitido nm1) : whistle, whistling2) : beep, honk, toot* * *pitido n blast / whistle -
5 chifla
f.1 sneer.2 knife for cutting leather, skiver.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: chiflar.* * *1 (cuchilla) skiver————————1 (silbato) whistle* * *SF(Dep)1) (=sonido) hissing, whistling2) (=silbato) whistle* * *femenino whistling, catcalls (pl)* * *femenino whistling, catcalls (pl)* * *whistling, catcalls (pl)* * *
Del verbo chiflar: ( conjugate chiflar)
chifla es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
chifla
chiflar
chifla sustantivo femenino
whistling, catcalls (pl)
chiflar ( conjugate chiflar) verbo transitivo ‹actor/cantante› to whistle at ( as sign of disapproval), ≈ to boo
verbo intransitivo
1 ( silbar) to whistle
2 (fam) ( gustar mucho):◊ le chiflan los coches he's crazy about cars (colloq)
chiflarse verbo pronominal (fam) chiflase por algo/algn to be crazy about sth/sb (colloq)
chiflar verbo intransitivo
1 (con la boca) to whistle
(con un silbato) to blow
2 familiar (gustar mucho) me chifla esta música, I love this music
' chifla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chiflar
English:
dig
- turn on
* * *chifla nfFamtomarse algo a chifla to treat sth as a joke;tomarse las cosas a chifla to treat everything as a joke* * *f Méxwhistling -
6 silbante
adj.1 whistling.2 sibilant.m.sibilant.* * ** * ** * *1 (que silba) whistling ( before n)un sonido silbante a whistling soundsu respiración silbante his wheezing2 ( Ling) sibilant* * *silbante adj[respiración] whistling -
7 chiflido
m.1 whistling.2 whistle, whistling.3 catcall.* * *1 whistle, whistling* * *SM esp LAm1) (=silbido) whistle2) (=siseo) hiss* * *whistlepegar un chiflido to whistle* * *chiflido nmwhistling* * *chiflido nm: whistle, whistling -
8 silbar
v.1 to whistle.María silba canciones Mary whistles tunes.2 to whistle at.María le silbó al cartero Mary whistled at the mailman.3 to ring.4 to whiz, to wheeze, to hiss, to whistle.La piedra silbó cerca The stone whistled close by.* * *1 to whistle2 (abuchear) to hiss, boo* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (Mús) [+ melodía] to whistle2) [+ comedia, orador] to hiss2. VI1) [persona] [con los labios] to whistle; [al respirar] to wheeze2) [viento] to whistle; [bala, flecha] to whistle, whizz3) (Teat) to hiss, boo* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < melodía> to whistleb) <cantante/obra> ( en señal de desaprobación) to whistle at, catcall2.silbar via) (Mús) to whistleb) viento to whistlec) oídosme silban los oídos — I've got a ringing o whistling in my ears
* * *= whistle, hiss.Ex. The author of 'A tune they can whistle' stresses the importance of a user-oriented approach to outreach activities.Ex. In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < melodía> to whistleb) <cantante/obra> ( en señal de desaprobación) to whistle at, catcall2.silbar via) (Mús) to whistleb) viento to whistlec) oídosme silban los oídos — I've got a ringing o whistling in my ears
* * *= whistle, hiss.Ex: The author of 'A tune they can whistle' stresses the importance of a user-oriented approach to outreach activities.
Ex: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.* * *silbar [A1 ]vt1 ‹melodía› to whistle2 ‹cantante/obra› (en señal de desaprobación) to whistle at, catcall■ silbarvi1 ( Mús) to whistlete silbé pero no me oíste I whistled to you but you didn't hearles silba a todas las chicas he whistles at all the girls2 «viento» to whistlela bala pasó silbando the bullet whistled past3«oídos»: me silban los oídos I've got a ringing o whistling in my ears* * *
silbar ( conjugate silbar) verbo transitivo
verbo intransitivoa) (Mús) to whistle
c) [ oídos]:◊ me silban los oídos I've got a ringing o whistling in my ears
silbar
I verbo transitivo
1 (una canción, una melodía) to whistle
2 (en señal de rechazo) to whistle at, catcall, boo
II verbo intransitivo
1 (dar silbidos) to whistle
(en señal de rechazo) to whistle, catcall, boo
2 (el viento) to whistle
' silbar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chiflar
English:
hiss
- hoot
- whistle
- whiz
- whizz
* * *♦ vt1. [melodía] to whistle;[como piropo] to wolf-whistle at;silbó una melodía he whistled a tune2. [abuchear] to whistle at;los espectadores silbaron al árbitro the crowd whistled at the referee;el público silbó y abucheó al cantante the audience hissed and booed at the singer♦ vi1. [melodía] to whistle;el dardo le pasó silbando the dart whistled past him2. [abuchear] to whistle, to catcall3. [oídos] to ring;me silban los oídos my ears are ringing* * *v/i & v/t whistle* * *silbar v: to whistle* * *silbar vb (en general) to whistle -
9 silba
f.whistling, catcall, hissing (in public derision).pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: silbar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: silbar.* * *1 hissing* * *SF hissing, catcalls plarmar o dar una silba (a) — to hiss
* * *catcalls (pl), whistling ( as a sign of disapproval)* * *silba nfhissing* * *f whistling -
10 silbo
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11 algarabía
f.merrymaking, frolic, hullabaloo, bedlam.* * *1 din, racket, noise* * *SF1) (=griterío) hullabaloo2) (Ling) Arabic3) (Bot) cornflower* * *femenino (alboroto, regocijo) rejoicing, jubilation* * *= racket, cacophony, jubilation, pandemonium.Ex. He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.Ex. The book contributors have produced a work that is intricate and persuasive, and they have also produced a deafening cacophony of concepts.Ex. The letter sent Tomas Hernandez into a frenzy of conflicting reactions: ecstatic jubilation and ego-tripping, wild speculation and outrageous fantasy, compounded by confusion and indirection.Ex. Panic was taking over, and it seemed that pandimonium would shortly ensue, and horses would be injured in their attempts to break loose.* * *femenino (alboroto, regocijo) rejoicing, jubilation* * *= racket, cacophony, jubilation, pandemonium.Ex: He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.
Ex: The book contributors have produced a work that is intricate and persuasive, and they have also produced a deafening cacophony of concepts.Ex: The letter sent Tomas Hernandez into a frenzy of conflicting reactions: ecstatic jubilation and ego-tripping, wild speculation and outrageous fantasy, compounded by confusion and indirection.Ex: Panic was taking over, and it seemed that pandimonium would shortly ensue, and horses would be injured in their attempts to break loose.* * *1 (alboroto, regocijo) rejoicing, jubilation2 ( Hist) Arabic* * *algarabía nf1. [habla confusa] gibberish2. [alboroto] racket3. [ave] fulvous whistling-duck* * *f figrejoicing, jubilation* * *algarabía nf1) : gibberish, babble2) : hubbub, uproar -
12 chifladura
f.1 madness (locura).su última chifladura son las motos his latest craze is for motorbikes2 insanity, craziness, craze.3 infatuation, blind love.* * ** * *SF1) = chifla2) * (=locura) crazinessuna chifladura — a crazy idea, a wild scheme
su chifladura es el ajedrez — he is crazy o mad about chess
* * *femenino (fam)* * *= craziness.Ex. As for you, try to isolate yourself from all this craziness that have been going around you.----* chifladuras = zaniness.* * *femenino (fam)* * *= craziness.Ex: As for you, try to isolate yourself from all this craziness that have been going around you.
* chifladuras = zaniness.* * *( fam)¡qué chifladura la de este tipo! this guy's completely nuts o off his rocker! ( colloq)ahora le ha dado la chifladura de que lo persiguen now he's got this crazy idea into his head that he's being followed ( colloq)* * *
chifladura f (extravagancia) crazy idea
* * *chifladura nf[locura] madness;ese plan es una chifladura that plan's insane o crazy;su última chifladura son las motos his latest craze is for motorbikes;todos conocemos su chifladura por el rock psicodélico we all know how crazy she is about psychedelic rock* * *f1 whistling2 fam ( locura) craziness fam3 fam ( idea) crazy idea fam -
13 silbador
adj.whistling, sibilant.* * *----* chorlito silbador = piping plover.* * ** chorlito silbador = piping plover. -
14 pito
m.1 whistle (silbato).2 horn (claxon).3 fag (informal) (cigarrillo).4 willie (British), peter (United States) (informal) (penis).5 cock (vulgar) (penis). (especially Mexican Spanish)6 hooting, beeping, whistling.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: pitar.* * *1 (pájaro) woodpecker\pito real green woodpecker————————1 (silbato) whistle2 (de coche) horn3 (de voz) high pitch6 (abucheo) booing7 (con los dedos) click\me importa un pito familiar I don't give a hoot/damnpor pitos o por flautas familiar for one reason or anothertocar el pito to hoottomar a alguien por el pito de un sereno familiar to mess somebody around* * *noun m.* * *SM1) [de coche, camión] horn, hooter; [de tren] whistle, hooter2) (=silbato) whistletomar a algn por el pito de un sereno —
me tomaron por el pito de un sereno — Esp * they thought I was something the cat dragged in
4) * (=pene) willy *, peter (EEUU) ***5) LAm6) (Orn)* * *1)a) ( silbato) whistletener voz de pito — (fam) to have a squeaky voice
entre pitos y flautas — (fam) (what) with one thing and another (colloq)
me importa un pito — (fam) I don't give a damn (colloq)
no entender/saber (ni) un pito — (fam)
por pitos o flautas — (fam) somehow or other (colloq)
tocar pito — (AmL fam)
¿y este tipo qué pito(s) toca aquí? — what on earth's o what the hell's he doing here? (colloq)
tocar el pito — to hoot, honk
2)a) (fam) ( cigarrillo) smoke, fag (BrE colloq)b) (Chi fam) ( de marihuana) joint (colloq), spliff (sl)3) (fam) ( pene) weenie (AmE colloq), willy (BrE colloq)* * *1)a) ( silbato) whistletener voz de pito — (fam) to have a squeaky voice
entre pitos y flautas — (fam) (what) with one thing and another (colloq)
me importa un pito — (fam) I don't give a damn (colloq)
no entender/saber (ni) un pito — (fam)
por pitos o flautas — (fam) somehow or other (colloq)
tocar pito — (AmL fam)
¿y este tipo qué pito(s) toca aquí? — what on earth's o what the hell's he doing here? (colloq)
tocar el pito — to hoot, honk
2)a) (fam) ( cigarrillo) smoke, fag (BrE colloq)b) (Chi fam) ( de marihuana) joint (colloq), spliff (sl)3) (fam) ( pene) weenie (AmE colloq), willy (BrE colloq)* * *pito11 = whistle, bleeper, squeaker.Ex: The author reports on a project for the revival of traditional toys in which a group of adults made toys (e.g., dolls, carts, tops, whistles) that recalled their childhoods.
Ex: A whistle from the owner activates the bleeper and light in this keyring, enabling lost keys to be found.Ex: Each contain a replaceable ultrasonic squeaker that emits a sound out of human earshot.* importar un pito = could not care less.pito22 = willy [willie].Ex: If your fella is prepared to wipe his willy after widdling just to keep you happy, he must care for you a great deal.
* * *A1 (silbato) whistletocar el pito to blow the whistletiene voz de pito she has a really shrill voiceno entender/saber/valer (ni) un pito ( fam): no entendí ni un pito I didn't understand a thing ( colloq), I couldn't make head nor tail of it ( colloq)no sabe un pito de motores he doesn't know the first thing about o he doesn't have a clue about engines ( colloq)tocar pito ( AmL fam): ¿y este tipo qué pito(s) toca aquí? what on earth's o what the hell's he doing here? ( colloq)nosotros ahí no tocamos un pito that's nothing to do with us ( colloq)tocar el pito to hoot, honk, beep, toot one's horn3 (chasqueo de dedos) snapping, clickingtocar or dar pitos to snap o click one's fingersCompuesto:( RPl) snookBtocarse el pito ( vulg); to twiddle one's thumbs ( colloq), to do sweet f.a. ( colloq), to do sod all ( BrE sl)* * *
Del verbo pitar: ( conjugate pitar)
pito es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
pitó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
pitar
pito
pitar ( conjugate pitar) verbo intransitivo
verbo transitivo ‹ falta› to blow for, award, call (AmE)
pito sustantivo masculino
1
tener voz de pito (fam) to have a squeaky voice
( de tren) whistle;
2 (Chi fam) ( de marihuana) joint (colloq), spliff (sl)
3 (fam) ( pene) weenie (AmE colloq), willy (BrE colloq)
pitar
I verbo transitivo
1 (silbato) to blow
2 Dep (arbitrar) to referee
3 Dep (una falta, etc) el árbitro no pitó la falta, the referee didn't give the foul
II verbo intransitivo
1 (una olla, un tren) to whistle
2 (tocar el pito) to blow one's whistle, (la bocina) to toot one's horn
3 (abuchear, protestar) to boo
♦ Locuciones: familiar salir pitando, to fly off
pito sustantivo masculino
1 (de silbato) whistle
2 (de claxon) hooter, horn
3 fam (pene) willy
♦ Locuciones: importar un pito: me importan un pito sus críticas, I couldn't care less about his criticism
tomar (a alguien) por el pito del sereno, to treat sb as nobody
entre pitos y flautas, what with one thing and another
' pito' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pitar
- silbato
English:
hiss
- whistle
- blow
- joint
- squeaky
* * *pito nm1. [silbato] whistle;tener voz de pito to have a very shrill voice;RP Fam¿y vos qué pito tocás acá? and what the hell are you doing here?;RPhacerle pito catalán a alguien to cock a snook at sb2. [claxon] horn;tocar el pito to sound one's horn7. CompFamentre pitos y flautas what with one thing and another;Fampor pitos o por flautas for one reason or another;Fam(no) me importa un pito I couldn't give a damn;Famme toman por el pito del sereno they don't pay me a blind bit of notice* * *m1 ( silbato) whistle;me importa un pito fam I don’t give a hoot fam ;entre pitos y flautas fam with one thing and another2 ( bocina) horn3 fig: pene willie fam* * *pito nm1) silbato: whistle2)* * * -
15 chifle
m.1 whistle.2 call, an instrument used to decoy birds.3 priming-horn used by the gunners of the navy. (Nautical)4 tide. (Nautical)5 whistling.6 gunpowder horn, gunpowder flask, hollowed horn used to store gunpowder, powder horn.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: chiflar.* * *1 (reclamo) decoy* * *SM1) (=silbido) whistle2) [de ave] call, bird call3) CAm, Caribe ( Hist) powder horn, powder flask* * *powder horn* * *chifle nm1. [para pólvora] powder horn2. [silbato] whistle -
16 chiflete
m.1 sarcastic remark.2 whistling.* * *SM whistle* * ** * *chiflete nmRP Fam Br draught, US draft;en esta habitación hay mucho chiflete this room is very draughty -
17 piche
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18 silbatina
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19 silbido SM
1) [de persona] [con los labios] whistle, whistling; [al respirar] wheezing2) (=zumbido) hum3) (=abucheo) hissing -
20 silbo SM
1) [de persona] [con los labios] whistle, whistling; [al respirar] wheezing2) (=zumbido) hum3) (=abucheo) hissing
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Whistling — Human whistling is the production of sound by means of a constant stream of air from the mouth. The air is moderated by the tongue, lips, teeth, or fingers to create turbulence, and the mouth acts as a resonant chamber to enhance the resulting… … Wikipedia
whistling — Regarded as at least unwise and unlucky in a number of professions, including sailors who maintain that it conjures up a wind, miners, and actors. This latter has been rationalized by some as the fact that in old theatres certain sounds carry… … A Dictionary of English folklore
whistling — noun 1. the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑whistle • Derivationally related forms: ↑whistle, ↑whistle (for: ↑whistle) … Useful english dictionary
whistling — whis·tle || hwɪsl / w n. shrill sound produced by forcing air through a small opening (as between the lips or teeth); device which produces a whistle by forcing air or steam through an opening (i.e. tea kettle, train whistle); act of whistling… … English contemporary dictionary
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[=i]sla to whisper, and E. whisper. [root]43. See {Whisper}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To make a kind of musical… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Whistling duck — Whistling ducks Black bellied Whistling Duck, Birding Center, Port Aransas, Texas Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Whistling-thrush — Whistling thrushes Formosan Whistling thrush Myophonus insularis Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Whistling buoy — Whistling Whis tling, a. & n. from {Whistle}, v. [1913 Webster] {Whistling buoy}. (Naut.) See under {Buoy}. {Whistling coot} (Zo[ o]l.), the American black scoter. {Whistling Dick}. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) An Australian shrike thrush ({Colluricincla… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Whistling coot — Whistling Whis tling, a. & n. from {Whistle}, v. [1913 Webster] {Whistling buoy}. (Naut.) See under {Buoy}. {Whistling coot} (Zo[ o]l.), the American black scoter. {Whistling Dick}. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) An Australian shrike thrush ({Colluricincla… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English