About The Word Whistling
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Whistling
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What's The Definition Of Whistling?
[n] the act of whistling a tune; "his cheerful whistling indicated that he enjoyed his work"
[n] the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle; "the whistle signalled the end of the game" [n] the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture Synonyms | Synonyms for Whistling: whistle | whistle Related Terms | Find terms related to Whistling: See Also | music | sign | signal | signaling | sound Whistling In Webster's Dictionary \Whis"tling\,
a. & n. from {Whistle}, v.
{Whistling buoy}. (Naut.) See under {Buoy}.
{Whistling coot} (Zo["o]l.), the American black scoter.
{Whistling Dick}. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) An Australian shrike thrush ({Colluricincla Selbii}).
(b) The song thrush. [Prov. Eng.]
{Whistling duck}. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The golden-eye.
(b) A tree duck.
{Whistling eagle} (Zo["o]l.), a small Australian eagle
({Haliastur sphenurus}); -- called also {whistling hawk},
and {little swamp eagle}.
{Whistling plover}. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The golden plover.
(b) The black-bellied, or gray, plover.
{Whistling snipe} (Zo["o]l.), the American woodcock.
{Whistling swan}. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The European whooper swan; -- called also {wild swan},
and {elk}.
(b) An American swan ({Olor columbianus}). See under {Swan}.
{Whistling teal} (Zo["o]l.), a tree duck, as {Dendrocygna
awsuree} of India.
{Whistling thrush}. (Zo["o]l.)
(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.]
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