whistling

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

Translation

n. kifupi kwa kushika moyo au kushika kwa mchome; kifupi.
Word Forms
Present Participlewhistling
Pluralwhistlings

Phrases & Collocations

whistling a tune

kuchwa mshororo

whistling Dixie

kuchwa Dixie

whistling kettle

kati ya mizani ambayo inakimbia

Example Sentences

he was whistling cheerfully .

Alikuwa anasikuwa na mshikamano kwa furaha.

the wind was whistling down the chimney.

moyo ulikuwa anasikia mchana kwa mshangao.

Groaner: a whistling buoy.

Mvimbaji: mizigo ya kuvimba.

the night crepitates with an airy whistling cacophony.

usiku unashangaza na cacophony ya sauti ya nyepesi ya kuwili.

he was whistling to keep up his spirits.

alikuwa anasikia kusafiri kwa mshangao.

He came home for dinner whistling cheerfully.

Alikaribua nyumba kwa mshangao wa kuchangia.

The bomb exploded, sending shrapnel whistling through the trees.

mizigo ya mizigo ulipiga mizigo, kuzima mizigo kwa mizigo kwa mizigo.

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

Walificha wenyewe kwenye barabara wakati bomu lilipoanza kuja kwa kasi.

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

Umeangalia mshangao huu yote kwa mchana. Tushike, kama unataka?

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

Ameangalia mshangao kwa mchana. Amejua kuwa anapoteza michezo.

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

Wakati alisikia bomba anasikia mshangao, Jim alichangia mshangao kwenye mpira na mizani yake kwenye kichwa.

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