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Recent Examples of whistle
Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
And once the final whistle sounded, Fleck and a long stream of Gophers players greeted Kaliakmanis on the field.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2025
EW.com, 29 Aug. 2025
John whistles an old tune, a fragile attempt to break her trance.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Here, in the middle of the descending theater floor and surrounded by an intimate circle of seated spectators, Jelinek manipulated the high, rounded pitches of a modular synthesizer to resemble the whistle of a dropping bomb.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
And once the final whistle sounded, Fleck and a long stream of Gophers players greeted Kaliakmanis on the field.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
In a desperate bid to reach what's left of her, John softly whistles a tune from their past.
—EW.com, 29 Aug. 2025
John whistles an old tune, a fragile attempt to break her trance.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whistle
Noun
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A couple more degrees and whoosh.—
Zuzana Říhová,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
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Cloudy chords, meditative tintinnabulation, the whoosh of wind and rain, blocks of iridescent brass — all these discrete sonorities trundled by, like a train of boxcars with panoramas painted on their sides.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The film wheezes through its less-than-80-minute running time, and no one seems all that sad to move on.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
13 Sep. 2025
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The drilling was coming from the massive construction project next door, which eventually gave way to cartloads of rocks and dirt that wheezed out dust that clogged the air-conditioner.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
30 July 2025
Noun
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They were pieced together for the show's pièce de résistance as a swoosh-y, crinkle-y multi-color Snufflapagus, the lovable character from Sesame Street.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Football has seen similar cases too—2024 NFL MVP Josh Allen just started wearing New Balance cleats instead of the swoosh.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Splinter after splinter flopping onto the stone threshold, tsss, tsss, hissing like a nest of vipers.—
Zuzana Říhová,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
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Contractors working on a sewer project on the 4600 block of 10th Avenue at Stockton Boulevard reported hearing a hissing sound coming from a 2-inch gas line, according to authorities.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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No longer just the quintessential New England favorite or the Cali tech bro in fleece, the half zip will be spotted everywhere this fall, with so many stylish brands putting their own spin on the classic.—
Nneya Richards,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Oct. 2025
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Hailey Bieber arrived in a quarter-zip and lacy yellow shorts to the Saint Laurent show.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In addition to the studio, which Seamen converted into a living room adorned with an oversized floral mural, the first floor has a patio with a bubbling fountain, an office, and a powder room.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
1 Oct. 2025
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Although likely unknown to older audiences, the platform is hugely popular with younger comedy fans, and has become a bubbling cauldron for emergent voices.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This opposition contributed to the campaign for such laws beginning to fizzle out in the 1940s.—
Time,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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Jimmy Choo cofounder Tamara Mellon is said to be interested in buying the brand, but that appeared to have fizzled out.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Submerge the spinach and gently swish it around to loosen dirt and debris.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
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The video of serene waves that swished behind the curved stage at the start of Dua Lipa’s concert slowly intensified until the tide became a surge, an appropriate analogy for the pop superstar’s arrival in the US for the first time in more than three years.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Whistle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whistle. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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