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having a high musical pitch or range
- the whistling sound of missiles as they sped toward their targets
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whistling
verb
present participle of whistle
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“Whistling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whistling. Accessed 20 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of whistling was in the 14th century
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