whistling

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

Translation

n. handlingen av å produsere et høyt lyd ved å blåse luft gjennom lipper eller en fløyte; et fløytesliknende lyd
Word Forms
Present Participlewhistling
Pluralwhistlings

Phrases & Collocations

whistling a tune

å blåse en melodi

whistling Dixie

å blåse Dixie

whistling kettle

pfeifende kjele

Example Sentences

he was whistling cheerfully .

han blåste fløyte gladt.

the wind was whistling down the chimney.

vinden blåste ned i kaminen.

Groaner: a whistling buoy.

Kreaker: en fløytelende bårebåt.

the night crepitates with an airy whistling cacophony.

natten knitrer med en luftig plystrende kakofoni.

he was whistling to keep up his spirits.

han blåste for å holde opp sin stemning.

He came home for dinner whistling cheerfully.

Han kom hjem til middag og blåste glad.

The bomb exploded, sending shrapnel whistling through the trees.

Bommen eksploderte, og sendte skrapel som hvislet gjennom trærne.

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

de flattet seg ned på gangen når en bombe kom fløyende ned.

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

Du har blåst den samme melodien hele morgenen. Slutt med det, 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 blåser i mørket. Han vet at han skal tappe 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 blåse ned, kastet Jim seg ned på gulvet med hendene over hodet.

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