whistling
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The meaning (definition) of the word whistling
making a high, clear sound by blowing air through your lips.
The word whistling used in a sentence
“Dad is whistling a happy tune while he cooks dinner.”
How the word whistling is said around the world
| French | sifflement (seef-luh-MAHN) |
| Spanish | silbido (seel-VEE-thoh) |
| Mandarin | 吹口哨 (chway koh show) |
| Hindi | सीटी (SEE-tee) |
| Arabic | صفير (SOO-fahyr) |
| Russian | свист (svyeest) |
| Portuguese (EU) | assobio (uh-soo-BEE-uu) |
| Portuguese (BR) | assobio (ah-soh-BEE-uu) |
| Japanese | 口笛 (ku-chee-BU-ay) |
| German | Pfeifen (PFY-fuhn) |
| Urdu | سیٹی بجانا (SAY-tee buh-GYAH-nah) |
| Punjabi | ਸੀਟੀ ਵਜਾਉਣਾ (SEE-tee vuh-GYOW-nah) |
| Korean | 휘파람 (HWEE-pah-rahm) |
| Hebrew | שְׁרִיקָה (SHREE-uh-kah) |
| Greek | σφυριγμός (sfee-reegh-MOHS) |
| Dutch | fluiten (FLEREW-tuhn) |
| Tagalog | pagsipol (pahg-SEE-pohl) |
| Vietnamese | huýt sáo (HWEE-urt SAH-urw) |
| Turkish | ıslık çalmak (us-LUK chahl-MAHK) |
| Persian | سوت زدن (soot ZAH-dahn) |
| Polish | gwizdanie (gveez-DAH-nye) |
| Ukrainian | свист (zvist) |
| Bengali | শিস দেওয়া (sheesh DAY-oh) |
| Swedish | visslande (VIS-lahn-duh) |
| Italian | fischiare (feesk-YAH-ray) |
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