whistler
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His father was an avid whistler and his first teacher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
These days, Sundays look a bit different for the singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and whistler, but they’re still a time for decompressing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2024
With five of Scotland's starting line-up one booking away from a suspension for the play-off semi-final, the home team needed a card-happy whistler like it need a firm kick in the unmentionables.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2021
Eventually a congressional aide approached the whistler and begged him to leave before asking, "Are you trying to assault people with auditory weapons?"
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2021
The doorman was a good whistler, thanks to his chipped front tooth.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
Intriguingly, the scientists report that the whistlers usually exchanged whistles with second-order allies with whom they were weakly bonded, rather than calling to a best buddy.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 24, 2022
And what could be less risky than a familiar name — especially if you’re now able to layer on all bells and whistlers the effects era?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2016
She added, “We’re a whooping and hollering crowd in Philadelphia now,” and described baseball whistlers and shouts from the audience.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 2, 2015
They take turns reading the text and whistling until all the whistlers have taken a solo.
From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2013
They don't hurt anybody, most of them, and maybe they're secretly all terrific whistlers or something.
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
