whistling

1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Whistle Source: opted

2. a. & n. from Whistle, v. Source: opted

3. n. the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture Source: wordnet

4. n. the act of whistling a tune Source: wordnet

5. n. the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle Source: wordnet

6. a. & n. from Whistle, v. Whistling buoy. (Naut.) See under Buoy. -- Whistling coot (Zoöl.), the American black scoter. -- Whistling Dick. (Zoöl.) (a) An Australian shrike thrush (Colluricincla Selbii). (b) The song thrush. [Prov. Eng.] -- Whistling duck. (Zoöl.) (a) The golden-eye. (b) A tree duck. -- Whistling eagle (Zoöl.), a small Australian eagle (Haliastur sphenurus); -- called also whistling hawk, and little swamp eagle. -- Whistling plover. (Zoöl.) (a) The golden plover. (b) The black- bellied, or gray, plover. -- Whistling snipe (Zoöl.), the American woodcock. -- Whistling swan. (Zoöl.) (a) The European whooper swan; -- called also wild swan, and elk. (b) An American swan (Olor columbianus). See under Swan. -- Whistling teal (Zoöl.), a tree duck, as Dendrocygna awsuree of India. -- Whistling thrush. (Zoöl.) (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.] Source: webster

7. a. & n. from Whistle, v. Whistling buoy. (Naut.) See underBuoy.-- Whistling coot (Zoöl.), the American black scoter.-- Whistling Dick. (Zoöl.) (a) An Australian shrike thrush(Colluricincla Selbii). (b) The song thrush. [Prov. Eng.] --Whistling duck. (Zoöl.) (a) The golden-eye. (b) A tree duck.-- Whistling eagle (Zoöl.), a small Australian eagle (Haliastursphenurus); -- called also whistling hawk, and little swamp eagle.-- Whistling plover. (Zoöl.) (a) The golden plover. (b) The black-bellied, or gray, plover.-- Whistling snipe (Zoöl.), the American woodcock.-- Whistling swan. (Zoöl.) (a) The European whooper swan; -- calledalso wild swan, and elk. (b) An American swan (Olor columbianus). Seeunder Swan.-- Whistling teal (Zoöl.), a tree duck, as Dendrocygna awsuree ofIndia.-- Whistling thrush. (Zoöl.) (a) Any one of several species ofsinging birds of the genus Myiophonus, native of Asia, Australia, andthe East Indies. They are generally black, glossed with blue, andhave a patch of bright blue on each shoulder. Their note is a loudand clear whistle. (b) The song thrush. [Prov. Eng.] Source: adambom

8. j:23/n:77 n. the act of whistling a tune Source: ecdict

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