whistlings

[US]/'hwɪslɪŋ/
[UK]/'hwɪslɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. handlingen af at lave en højlydt lyd ved at puste luft gennem læberne eller en fløjte; en fløjtelyd

Phrases & Collocations

whistling a tune

at nynne en melodi

whistling Dixie

at nynne Dixie

whistling kettle

fløjtende kedel

Example Sentences

he was whistling cheerfully .

han nynnede muntert.

the wind was whistling down the chimney.

vinden sivede ned ad skorstenen.

Groaner: a whistling buoy.

Groaner: en fløjtende bøje.

the night crepitates with an airy whistling cacophony.

natten knitrer med en let, fløjtende kakofoni.

he was whistling to keep up his spirits.

han fløjtede for at holde humøret oppe.

He came home for dinner whistling cheerfully.

Han kom hjem til middag og fløjtede muntert.

The bomb exploded, sending shrapnel whistling through the trees.

Bomben eksploderede og sendte splinter susende gennem træerne.

they flattened themselves on the pavement as a bomb came whistling down.

De fladtrykte sig på fortovet, mens en bombe hvinende kom ned.

You've been whistling that same tune all morning. Knock it off, will you?

Du har fløjet den samme melodi hele morgenen. Hold op, vil du?

He seems confident, but he’s whistling in the dark. He knows he’s going to lose the game.

Han virker sikker, men han skyder i blinde. Han ved, at han kommer til at tabe spillet.

When he heard the bomb whistling down, Jim hurled himself down on the floor with his hands over his head.

Da han hørte bomben fløjte ned, kastede Jim sig ned på gulvet med hænderne over hovedet.

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