英语词汇“whistling”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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When my first novel, Whistling in the Dark, was declared a breakout hit and New York Times bestseller, I was utterly bowled over.
Horror Stories From the Book Tour Life|Lesley Kagen|August 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They called him Jolly because he was always happy, singing and whistling.
The Stacks: The Neville Brothers Stake Their Claim as Bards of the Bayou|John Ed Bradley|April 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I knew every volume by its colour and examined them all, passing slowly around the library and whistling to keep up my spirits.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The whistling through the steel also continued from on high, but now it was clear it should not have seemed eerie at all.
New York City’s Sandy Disaster: A Meteorological 9/11?|Michael Daly|October 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST

These coping strategies and this hopefulness seem to me to be a lot of whistling in the dark.
The State of Gaza|Kathleen Peratis|May 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The only occupant of Number 25 who seemed to be happy that night was Songbird, who came in whistling gaily.
The Rover Boys on a Tour|Arthur M. Winfield
Symptoms: Cough, rapid breathing, whistling, rattling and bubbling in throat.
Pratt's Practical Pointers on the Care of Livestock and Poultry|Pratt Food Co.
After the game he rolled up to his house perfectly satisfied, whistling to himself.
The Loom of Youth|Alec Waugh
She ran home through the moonlight, bareheaded, whistling as carelessly as a boy.
The Odds|Ethel M. Dell
An engine that expends all its steam in whistling, has nothing left with which to turn wheels.
The Simple Life|Charles Wagner

单词	whistling
释义	whistling [ hwis-ling, wis- ] / ˈʰwɪs lɪŋ, ˈwɪs- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR whistling ON THESAURUS.COM noun the act of a person or thing that whistles. the sound produced. Veterinary Pathology. a form of roaring characterized by a peculiarly shrill sound. Origin of whistling before 900; Middle English; Old English hwistlung.See whistle, -ing¹ Words nearby whistling whistler, Whistler, James, Whistler's Mother, whistle stop, whistle up, whistling, whistling buoy, whistling duck, whistling swan, whit, Whitaker Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for whistling When my first novel, Whistling in the Dark, was declared a breakout hit and New York Times bestseller, I was utterly bowled over. Horror Stories From the Book Tour Life\|Lesley Kagen\|August 20, 2014\|DAILY BEAST They called him Jolly because he was always happy, singing and whistling. The Stacks: The Neville Brothers Stake Their Claim as Bards of the Bayou\|John Ed Bradley\|April 27, 2014\|DAILY BEAST I knew every volume by its colour and examined them all, passing slowly around the library and whistling to keep up my spirits. Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show\|Robert W. Chambers\|February 20, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The whistling through the steel also continued from on high, but now it was clear it should not have seemed eerie at all. New York City’s Sandy Disaster: A Meteorological 9/11?\|Michael Daly\|October 30, 2012\|DAILY BEAST These coping strategies and this hopefulness seem to me to be a lot of whistling in the dark. The State of Gaza\|Kathleen Peratis\|May 15, 2012\|DAILY BEAST The only occupant of Number 25 who seemed to be happy that night was Songbird, who came in whistling gaily. The Rover Boys on a Tour\|Arthur M. Winfield Symptoms: Cough, rapid breathing, whistling, rattling and bubbling in throat. Pratt's Practical Pointers on the Care of Livestock and Poultry\|Pratt Food Co. After the game he rolled up to his house perfectly satisfied, whistling to himself. The Loom of Youth\|Alec Waugh She ran home through the moonlight, bareheaded, whistling as carelessly as a boy. The Odds\|Ethel M. Dell An engine that expends all its steam in whistling, has nothing left with which to turn wheels. The Simple Life\|Charles Wagner British Dictionary definitions for whistling whistling / (ˈwɪslɪŋ) / noun vet science a breathing defect of horses characterized by a high-pitched sound with each intake of airCompare roaring (def. 6) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to whistling calling, hissing, warbling, tooting
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