whis|tling

whis|tling
whis|tling «HWIHS lihng», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. the act of a person or thing that whistles.
2. a defect of the respiratory system in which a horse breathes hard with a shrill sound.
–adj.
1. producing a whistle or whistling.
2. characterized by whistling.
3. sounding like a whistle.
[Old English hwistlung < hwistlian to whistle]
whis´tling|ly, adverb.

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