Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense wolf-whistles, present participle wolf-whistling, past tense, past participle wolf-whistled
verb
If someone wolf-whistles, they make a whistling sound with a short rising note and a longer falling note. Some people wolf-whistle to show that they find someone attractive.
They wolf-whistled at me, and I was so embarrassed I tripped up. [VERB + at]
[Also VERB]
Wolf whistle is also a noun.
Her dancing brought loud cheers, wolf whistles and applause.
wolf whistle in British English
noun
1.
a whistle made to express admiration of someone's appearance
verbwolf-whistle
2. (whenintr, sometimes foll by at)
to make such a whistle (at someone)
wolf-whistle in British English
or wolf whistle (ˈwʊlfwɪsəl)
verb(intransitive)
to whistle at someone to express admiration of their appearance
After about a week I proceeded to train him to wolf whistle.
They wolf-whistled at me.
They wolf-whistled at me, and I was so embarrassed I tripped up.
wolf whistle in American English
US
a characteristic whistle of two notes, the second sliding from a high to a low note, made by a man to express his admiration of a sexually attractive woman
Examples of 'wolf whistle' in a sentence
wolf whistle
I was afraid that Mark would wolf-whistle his appreciation or do the hideous thing with his pocket where he pretended to have become erect.