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whistling [ˈwɪslɪŋ] n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Veterinary Science) Vet science a breathing defect of horses characterized by a high-pitched sound with each intake of air Compare roaring [6] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| By and by he thought he heard a whistle, as of some one whistling a tune. I have been watching you from over the wall--sitting like IM-patience on a monument, and pouting up that pretty red mouth to whistling shape, and whooing and whooing, and privately swearing, and never being able to produce a note. I listened, and heard on the other side of the door a shouting voice, accompanied by an extraordinary rumbling and whistling sound, traveling backward and forward, as well as I could judge, over a great space. |
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