whistling
noun
whis·tling
ˈ(h)wi-s(ə-)liŋ 
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Trumpism’s shock-and-awe approach—the trolling, dog whistling, and constant memes and tweets—has been absurd and threatening since the real-estate mogul rode down his golden escalator in 2015.
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2024
There, the gorgeous, operatic whalings of Italian street performers were intermittently pierced by the whistling from street cops scolding anyone who dared to sit down on a blisteringly hot day.
—Paul Thornton, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024
There, the gorgeous, operatic wailings of Italian street performers were intermittently pierced by the whistling from street cops scolding anyone who dared to sit down on a blisteringly hot day.
—Paul Thornton, Orlando Sentinel, 30 July 2024
On damp mornings, a fire crackles in rhythm with his whistling in the kitchen downstairs, his lean body moving around the house’s only heat source.
—Emily Zebel, Longreads, 23 May 2024
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2024
There, the gorgeous, operatic whalings of Italian street performers were intermittently pierced by the whistling from street cops scolding anyone who dared to sit down on a blisteringly hot day.
—Paul Thornton, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024
There, the gorgeous, operatic wailings of Italian street performers were intermittently pierced by the whistling from street cops scolding anyone who dared to sit down on a blisteringly hot day.
—Paul Thornton, Orlando Sentinel, 30 July 2024
On damp mornings, a fire crackles in rhythm with his whistling in the kitchen downstairs, his lean body moving around the house’s only heat source.
—Emily Zebel, Longreads, 23 May 2024
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“Whistling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whistling. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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