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Recent Examples of whistled
That prospect flared up for Seoane as the home fans whistled and booed at the final whistle, and became reality on Monday when the club’s board acted.
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Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whistled
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Getting hissed off So here’s a thing that happened.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Sep. 2025
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Nineteen hours after departure the train took its final breath, hissed and braked into the historic port of Narvik.—
The Editors,
Outside,
31 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Nearby, a life support machine whooshed and beeped steadily.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
22 Nov. 2025
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“Whistled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whistled. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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