whistling

But that kind of optimism can quickly start to sound more like whistling past the graveyard.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

Blume's speech was repeatedly interrupted by jeering and whistling, a person present at the meeting told AFP, and workers held aloft signs saying: "Don't balance your books with our jobs".

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

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

“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

Strange bird sounds answer me: ca-caw of crows, whoop of owls, knocking woodpeckers, and a whistling nightingale.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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

Then they were led aside in a wide circle and talked to with wise, quiet whistlings before they were sent back to their fishing again.

From Wood Folk at School by William Joseph Long

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 William H. C. Groome

Shadowy forms grew out of the starlight, with whistlings, answered from afar; more shadows came.

From Stepsons of Light by Eugene Manlove Rhodes

Suddenly the roar swelled louder, and dismal shrieks and whistlings sounded in the ears.

From Hurricane Island by H. B. Marriott (Henry Brereton Marriott) Watson