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Recent Examples of whistle
Noun
When the price jumped from 5.5 million to 6 million euros in one swoop, there were whistles and applause.—John Leicester, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025 Dolphins tend to be social, live in groups and use different methods of echolocation like buzzes, whistles or slapping their tail against the water to communicate with one another, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.—Paloma Chavez
july 7, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2025
Verb
Parker grew up in nearby Summit and was the cousin of Emmett Till, who was murdered by Southern racists in Mississippi in 1955 for allegedly whistling at a white woman.—Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025 How about inflating the margin for error further, to capture those shots that whistle just wide?—Thom Harris, New York Times, 21 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for whistle
She's chased first by security and then by Jackson, who wraps a scarf around his wound and wheezes onward.
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EW.com,
EW.com,
7 July 2025
The researchers wanted to find out whether exposure to the chemical compound triclosan might be linked to eczema, hay fever (allergic rhinitis), or wheezing in children.
At one point during the proceedings, Bryant threatened to clear the courtroom after one spectator hissed in disapproval and several others laughed at Hausmann’s assertion that the city had violated the company’s due process rights.
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Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 July 2025
Warning signs a skunk is ready to spray include jumping, stamping their front feet, arching their back, clicking teeth, and hissing.
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Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
22 June 2025
Later, once an Osaka restaurant began serving the dish, the name was shortened to shabu-shabu, which imitates the sound of meat swishing through the hot broth.
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Yukari Sakamoto,
AFAR Media,
12 June 2025
The ball stayed in the air for what felt like 10 seconds and swished through the net.
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Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2025
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