whistling 音标拼音: [w'ɪslɪŋ] [hw'ɪslɪŋ]
n . 吹口哨,吹笛
吹口哨,吹笛
whistling n 1 :
the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture [
synonym : {
whistle },
{
whistling }]
2 :
the act of whistling a tune ; "
his cheerful whistling indicated that he enjoyed his work "
3 :
the act of signalling (
e .
g .,
summoning )
by whistling or blowing a whistle ; "
the whistle signalled the end of the game " [
synonym : {
whistle }, {
whistling }]
Whistle \
Whis "
tle \,
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Whistled };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Whistling }.] [
AS .
hwistlian ;
akin to Sw .
hvissla ,
Dan .
hvisle ,
Icel .
hv [
imac ]
sla to whisper ,
and E .
whisper .
[
root ]
43 .
See {
Whisper }.]
[
1913 Webster ]
1 .
To make a kind of musical sound ,
or series of sounds ,
by forcing the breath through a small orifice formed by contracting the lips ;
also ,
to emit a similar sound ,
or series of notes ,
from the mouth or beak ,
as birds .
[
1913 Webster ]
The weary plowman leaves the task of day ,
And ,
trudging homeward ,
whistles on the way . --
Gay .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
To make a shrill sound with a wind or steam instrument ,
somewhat like that made with the lips ;
to blow a sharp ,
shrill tone .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
To sound shrill ,
or like a pipe ;
to make a sharp ,
shrill sound ;
as ,
a bullet whistles through the air .
[
1913 Webster ]
The wild winds whistle ,
and the billows roar .
--
Pope .
[
1913 Webster ]
Whistling \
Whis "
tling \,
a . &
n .
from {
Whistle },
v .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Whistling buoy }. (
Naut .)
See under {
Buoy }.
{
Whistling coot } (
Zool .),
the American black scoter .
{
Whistling Dick }. (
Zool .)
(
a )
An Australian shrike thrush ({
Colluricincla Selbii }).
(
b )
The song thrush . [
Prov .
Eng .]
{
Whistling duck }. (
Zool .)
(
a )
The golden -
eye .
(
b )
A tree duck .
{
Whistling eagle } (
Zool .),
a small Australian eagle ({
Haliastur sphenurus }); --
called also {
whistling hawk },
and {
little swamp eagle }.
{
Whistling plover }. (
Zool .)
(
a )
The golden plover .
(
b )
The black -
bellied ,
or gray ,
plover .
{
Whistling snipe } (
Zool .),
the American woodcock .
{
Whistling swan }. (
Zool .)
(
a )
The European whooper swan ; --
called also {
wild swan },
and {
elk }.
(
b )
An American swan ({
Olor columbianus }).
See under {
Swan }.
{
Whistling teal } (
Zool .),
a tree duck ,
as {
Dendrocygna awsuree }
of India .
{
Whistling thrush }. (
Zool .)
(
a )
Any one of several species of singing birds of the genus {
Myiophonus },
native of Asia ,
Australia ,
and the East Indies .
They are generally black ,
glossed with blue ,
and have a patch of bright blue on each shoulder .
Their note is a loud and clear whistle .
(
b )
The song thrush . [
Prov .
Eng .]
[
1913 Webster ]
74 Moby Thesaurus words for "
whistling ":
acute ,
argute ,
assibilation ,
buzz ,
creaky ,
ear -
piercing ,
effervescence ,
effervescing ,
fizz ,
fizzle ,
fizzling ,
frication ,
frictional rustling ,
hiss ,
hissing ,
howling ,
hush ,
hushing ,
keen ,
keening ,
lisp ,
penetrating ,
piercing ,
piping ,
reedy ,
rhonchus ,
screaky ,
screeching ,
screechy ,
sharp ,
shrieking ,
shrieky ,
shrill ,
shush ,
shushing ,
sibilance ,
sibilation ,
siffle ,
sigmatism ,
siss ,
sissing ,
sizz ,
sizzle ,
sizzling ,
sneeze ,
sneezing ,
sniff ,
sniffle ,
snore ,
snort ,
snuff ,
snuffle ,
spit ,
splutter ,
sputter ,
squash ,
squeaking ,
squeaky ,
squelch ,
squish ,
sternutation ,
stertor ,
swish ,
thin ,
ululant ,
wailing ,
wheeze ,
whining ,
whish ,
whistle ,
white noise ,
whiz ,
whoosh ,
zip
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