# whistling

Pronunciation: say "WIS-ling" /ˈ(h)wɪslɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of whistle. — present participle and gerund of whistle
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of whistle. Use it after is or was, or as a noun for the action.
   - _Bullets came whistling past their heads as they ran for cover._
   - _She stood on the porch whistling the dogs in for supper._

## Noun

2. A shrill, breathy sound of the kind a whistle makes.
   - Simple: A high, thin sound made by moving air, like a whistle.
   - _A faint whistling in his chest told the doctor that his asthma had returned._
   - _All night the tent was filled with the eerie whistlings of the wind in the guy ropes._

## Origin

**Meaning 1** — From Middle English whistlynge, equivalent to whistle + -ing.
**Meaning 2** — From Middle English whistlinge or whystlynge, from Old English hwistlung, equivalent to whistle + -ing.

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