whistling
noun
whis·tling
ˈ(h)wi-s(ə-)liŋ 
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Sure enough, within minutes of ducking into the foliage, our heroes hear an eerie whistling and see torches in the darkness.
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Noel Murray, New York Times, 12 May 2025
There’s chanting and torches, and then there’s some high-pitched whistling — the kind Seraphites use to warn of danger — right before Dina takes an arrow to the thigh.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 11 May 2025
Roxxxy not only knows the rap verse but just plays the song well all the way through, keeping up with all the tone shifts and slide whistling.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 July 2024
At different points in her performance, Bareilles suggested a singalong, and even soft whistling.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 31 Jan. 2025
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Noel Murray, New York Times, 12 May 2025
There’s chanting and torches, and then there’s some high-pitched whistling — the kind Seraphites use to warn of danger — right before Dina takes an arrow to the thigh.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 11 May 2025
Roxxxy not only knows the rap verse but just plays the song well all the way through, keeping up with all the tone shifts and slide whistling.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 July 2024
At different points in her performance, Bareilles suggested a singalong, and even soft whistling.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 31 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for whistling
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“Whistling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whistling. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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