Thesaurus / whistling
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The only occupant of Number 25 who seemed to be happy that night was Songbird, who came in whistling gaily.
THE ROVER BOYS ON A TOURARTHUR M. WINFIELD
Symptoms: Cough, rapid breathing, whistling, rattling and bubbling in throat.
After the game he rolled up to his house perfectly satisfied, whistling to himself.
THE LOOM OF YOUTHALEC WAUGH
She ran home through the moonlight, bareheaded, whistling as carelessly as a boy.
THE ODDSETHEL M. DELL
An engine that expends all its steam in whistling, has nothing left with which to turn wheels.
THE SIMPLE LIFECHARLES WAGNER
Whistling to him to follow me, I started to descend cautiously.
THE HOUSE ON THE BORDERLANDWILLIAM HOPE HODGSON
And therewith I raised my fingers to my lips, and, whistling shrilly, cried 'Maignan!
A GENTLEMAN OF FRANCESTANLEY WEYMAN
Now it no longer leapt, but flew with grinning teeth, and the whistling wind let its dull round mass pass by.
THE CRUSHED FLOWER AND OTHER STORIESLEONID ANDREYEV
And all the time Farmer Brown's boy was trudging along, whistling merrily.
THE ADVENTURES OF GRANDFATHER FROGTHORNTON W. BURGESS
Just then came that whistling sound in the air which he knew so well.
RED FOXCHARLES G. D. ROBERTS