† whutev.
Obsolete. rare.
To whistle.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > other vocal sounds > [verb (transitive)] > whistle
whissa1400
whistle1559
whutea1663
whiffle1832
wheeple1901
a1663 Robin Hood & Curtal Friar xxx, xxxi.
Derivatives
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > shrill quality > [noun] > whistle
whew1513
whistling1513
whiplinga1529
whist1579
whewing?1590
siffling1603
sifflement1607
whistlea1648
whutea1663
whiff1712
whoop1840
whiffle1972
a1663 Robin Hood & Curtal Friar xxix, in F. J. Child Eng. & Sc. Pop. Ballads (1888) III. v. 125 Give me leave to set my fist to my mouth And to whute whutes three.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > shrill quality > [adjective] > whistling (of sound) > making whistling sound
whistlingc1405
whutingc1600
whiffling1834
siffling1866
whistly1907
c1600 in W. Fowler's Wks. (S.T.S.) I. 340 The Robin, Wraine, & whutinge quaill.
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