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whistling

noun

Definition of WHISTLING

:  the act or sound of one that whistles :  whistle
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First Known Use of WHISTLING

14th century

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21 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. whistling
  2. whistle
  3. whistling arrow
  4. whistling buoy
  5. whistling dick
  6. whistling-duck
  7. whistling eagle
  8. whistling frog
  9. whistling hawk
  10. whistling jar
  11. whistling marmot
  12. whistling moth
  13. whistling plover
  14. whistling snipe
  15. whistling swan
  16. whistling teal
  17. whistling thrush
  18. white-faced whistling-duck
  19. black-bellied whistling-duck
  20. fulvous whistling-duck
  21. West Indian whistling-duck
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