whistling sound

collocation in English

meaningsofwhistleandsound

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whistle
noun[C]
uk
/ˈwɪs.əl/us
/ˈwɪs.əl/
the sound made by someone or ...
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sound
noun
uk
/saʊnd/us
/saʊnd/
something that you can hear or that can ...
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(Definition ofwhistleandsoundfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The wings can make an unusualwhistlingsoundupon take-off and landing.
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In flight, the wings make a flutterywhistlingsoundthat is hard to hear.
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During flights the fast movement of the birds wings creates a lowwhistlingsound.
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In addition to the females' alarm call, both the male and female make a shrill,whistlingsound.
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These developments are usually characterized by awhistlingsoundwhen the animal breathes, frequent sneezing, or a deep, wheezing cough.
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A third view suggests that the term originates from thewhistlingsoundmade while eating the snack.
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Screechers fire a pyrotechnic whistle that emits a loudwhistlingsoundfor the duration of its flight.
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A tremendouswhistlingsoundsuddenly roared through the rigging and a wall of wind hit us in the back.
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The video features the performance of the song, with the members of the band providing thewhistlingsoundeffects throughout the video.
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The rapid bursts of gas from the fuel vibrate the air many hundreds of times per second causing the familiarwhistlingsound.
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Among agricultural growers, use of chlorpyrifos has been associated with slightly increased risk of wheeze, awhistlingsoundwhile breathing due to obstruction in the airways.
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The gourd was slowly dipped into the brewing pot, which caused awhistlingsoundas air was forced out through the small hole at the top.
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The whole country beyond was smoking with the vapor from boiling springs, and burning with gasses, issuing from small craters, each of which was emitting a sharpwhistlingsound.
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The acoustic properties of the mew vary somewhat between different felid species; extreme examples include thewhistlingsoundmade by cougars and the mew-grunt of lions and tigers.
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