"wolf-whistle" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: wolf-whistles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wolf-whistle (plural wolf-whistles)
  1. Alternative spelling of wolf whistle Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: wolf whistle
    Sense id: en-wolf-whistle-en-noun-t20lgUsx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Verb [English]

Forms: wolf-whistles [present, singular, third-person], wolf-whistling [participle, present], wolf-whistled [participle, past], wolf-whistled [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} wolf-whistle (third-person singular simple present wolf-whistles, present participle wolf-whistling, simple past and past participle wolf-whistled)
  1. Alternative spelling of wolf whistle Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: wolf whistle
    Sense id: en-wolf-whistle-en-verb-t20lgUsx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Inflected forms

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