- present participle of whistle.
whistling
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DeChambeau reportedly stayed out on the driving range until after dark, at times whistling, humming and singing while hitting balls and offering reporters snacks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
There’s a perfectly non-racial explanation for all of the cat and dog whistling.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
“Orange County” is my particular favorite track; it feels light and upbeat with some whistling throughout — yet lyrically explores grief while also giving this feeling of hope in the darkness.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
“Investors have been whistling by the inflation graveyard and ignoring signals from the Treasury curve, as we’ve broken above 4.5% and on a trajectory to go even higher,” he added.
From MarketWatch ● May 18, 2026
It was the whistling of someone so full of joy, he was almost a madman.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
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It rose flapping its wings and disappeared into the clouds, to a send-off of applause, whistlings, handkerchiefs, drumrolls, and the sprinkling of holy water.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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Or at times, across a corner of the bay, two natives might communicate in the Marquesan manner with conventional whistlings.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
The wind was murmuring in the reeds, and the whistlings of aquatic fowl made a plaintive music.
From The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec by Trevena, John
Shadowy forms grew out of the starlight, with whistlings, answered from afar; more shadows came.
From Stepsons of Light by Rhodes, Eugene Manlove
After this came on the age of signals; whistlings outside the windows, rattling of the railings, comes through letter-boxes and ventilation grids, even—on occasions of special deafness—pebbles thrown against the panes!
From A College Girl by Groome, William H. C.