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Definitions for: Whistling
[n] the act of whistling a tune; "his cheerful whistling indicated that he enjoyed his work"
[n] the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle; "the whistle signalled the end of the game"
[n] the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
Webster (1913) Definition: Whis"tling,
a. & n. from Whistle, v.
Whistling buoy. (Naut.) See under Buoy.
Whistling coot (Zo["o]l.), the American black scoter.
Whistling Dick. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) An Australian shrike thrush (Colluricincla Selbii).
(b) The song thrush. [Prov. Eng.]
Whistling duck. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The golden-eye.
(b) A tree duck.
Whistling eagle (Zo["o]l.), a small Australian eagle
(Haliastur sphenurus); -- called also whistling hawk,
and little swamp eagle.
Whistling plover. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The golden plover.
(b) The black-bellied, or gray, plover.
Whistling snipe (Zo["o]l.), the American woodcock.
Whistling swan. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The European whooper swan; -- called also wild swan,
and elk.
(b) An American swan (Olor columbianus). See under Swan.
Whistling teal (Zo["o]l.), a tree duck, as {Dendrocygna
awsuree} of India.
Whistling thrush. (Zo["o]l.)
(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.]
Synonyms: whistle, whistle
See Also: music, sign, signal, signaling, sound
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