"whistling" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈ(h)wɪslɪŋ/ Forms: whistlings [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English whistlinge, whystlynge, from Old English hwistlung, equivalent to whistle + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|whistlinge}} Middle English whistlinge, {{m|enm|whystlynge}} whystlynge, {{inh|en|ang|hwistlung}} Old English hwistlung, {{suf|en|whistle|ing|id2=gerund noun}} whistle + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} whistling (plural whistlings)
  1. A shrill, breathy sound; a whistle.
    Sense id: en-whistling-en-noun-Xk~Lr9QS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈ(h)wɪslɪŋ/
Etymology: From Middle English whistlynge, equivalent to whistle + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|whistlynge}} Middle English whistlynge, {{suf|en|whistle|ing|id2=participial}} whistle + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} whistling
  1. present participle and gerund of whistle Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: whistle
    Sense id: en-whistling-en-verb-Re7-PQlu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun), English terms suffixed with -ing (participial) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun): 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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