"wolf whistle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wolf whistles [plural]
Etymology: * The whistle made by a wolf (“a man who makes amorous advances to many women”). Head templates: {{en-noun}} wolf whistle (plural wolf whistles)
  1. A whistle, of two notes, to signify sexual interest in someone. Synonyms: wolf call, wolf-whistle, wolfwhistle Related terms: swit swoo, wit woo Translations (whistle indicating sexual interest.): sifflement (French), Nachpfeifen [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-wolf_whistle-en-noun-RgOCdJl~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with redundant wikilinks, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of English links with redundant wikilinks: 78 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 78 22

Verb

Forms: wolf whistles [present, singular, third-person], wolf whistling [participle, present], wolf whistled [participle, past], wolf whistled [past]
Etymology: * The whistle made by a wolf (“a man who makes amorous advances to many women”). 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. To whistle in appreciation or sexual interest. Translations (whistling in appreciation): siffler (French)
    Sense id: en-wolf_whistle-en-verb-MySLll6z

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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