whistling

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

Translation

n. el acto de hacer un sonido agudo al soplar aire a través de los labios o un silbato; un sonido silbante
Word Forms
Gerundiowhistling
Pluralwhistlings

Phrases & Collocations

whistling a tune

sintonizando una melodía

whistling Dixie

cantando Dixie

whistling kettle

tetera silbante

Example Sentences

he was whistling cheerfully .

Él silbaba alegremente.

the wind was whistling down the chimney.

El viento silbaba por la chimenea.

Groaner: a whistling buoy.

Groaner: una boya silbante.

the night crepitates with an airy whistling cacophony.

la noche crepita con una cacofonía ligera y silbante.

he was whistling to keep up his spirits.

Él silbaba para mantener el ánimo.

He came home for dinner whistling cheerfully.

Llegó a casa para cenar silbando alegremente.

The bomb exploded, sending shrapnel whistling through the trees.

La bomba explotó, enviando metralla silbando entre los árboles.

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

Se aplanaron en la acera mientras una bomba descendía silbando.

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

Has estado silbando esa misma melodía toda la mañana. ¡Para, por favor!

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

Parece confiado, pero está silbando en la oscuridad. Sabe que va a perder el partido.

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

Cuando escuchó la bomba silbando al caer, Jim se lanzó al suelo con las manos sobre la cabeza.

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