How to Use whistling in a Sentence

whistling

noun

• But not so for whistling, which doesn’t use the vocal cords.
  — Bob Holmes, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2021
• In one of the sound samples, a strange whistling can also be heard.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 1 Oct. 2019
• His passion for whistling has taken him around the world.
  — Wired, 14 Nov. 2019
• Check out the video above to learn more about Lomax and the keys to professional whistling.
  — Wired, 14 Nov. 2019
• That’s when Kaufman picked up the whistling torch, determined to not let the art form fall by the wayside.
  — Jessica Gelt, latimes.com, 7 Sep. 2017
• There's not nearly enough whistling, cussing and scratching.
  — Greg Trotter, chicagotribune.com, 30 Apr. 2017
• The whistling of wind through the feathers of crested pigeons are made by tendons that slide as a natural part of their gait.
  — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 12 Apr. 2010
• Ricardo hears the whistling of a flute and the beat of a drum played by a fifth volador stomping inches away at the top of the trunk, his back arched and face tilted toward the sky.
  — Leila Miller, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2023
• Violet still hasn’t warmed up to Andrew Bird; something about the whistling gets under her skin.
  — Washington Post, 5 May 2022
• Narrow channels connect them all, so as waves crash into the steps, the water pushes air through the pipes and creates a unique whistling sound.
  — Lauren Smith, House Beautiful, 11 Nov. 2015
• Each new song whipped the crowd into a whistling, screaming, standing ovation, and to the owner’s relief, nobody asked for a refund.
  — Jeff Maysh, Smithsonian, 28 June 2018
• The whistling of the Indigenous people of La Gomera is mentioned in the 15th-century accounts of the explorers who paved the way for the Spanish conquest of the island.
  — New York Times, 18 Feb. 2021
• Set to a live saxophone and drums, towards the end of the performance, Halsey even gave Joe a run for his money with her on-point catchy whistling — now also turned jazzy.
  — Sara Delgado, Teen Vogue, 6 June 2019
• As her tea kettle starts whistling, Wanda walks inside to pour water into her mug.
  — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 8 Mar. 2021
• They were woken several hours later by the whistling of missiles and the explosions of cluster bombs.
  — Time, 27 Sep. 2022
• For about four weeks, wooded and suburban areas will ring with cicadas’ whistling and buzzing mating calls.
  — The Conversation, oregonlive, 13 Mar. 2021
• No more snipe whistling in the meadow, no more piping of widgeons and chattering of teal as darkness covers the marshes; no more whistling of swift wings when the morning star pales in the east?
  — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2023
• Trump’s behavior doesn’t excuse the violent clashes with police that led to more than 200 arrests, or the whistling and heckling from a few while Trump took the oath.
  — Dana Milbank, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2017
• There have seemingly been no further reports of the flock of seven black-bellied whistling-ducks, which were present one week ago at Lucy Vincent Beach in Chilmark.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2021
• Instead, the whistling of passing trains and the chirping of crickets provided a distinctive soundtrack to the infield chatter and the slaps of balls hitting mitts.
  — Brendan Donley, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2016
• Archers drew their bows, and the whistling of ceremonial arrows accompanied the bear god home.
  — Jude Isabella, Smithsonian, 18 Oct. 2017
• Elba and Swinton shared a warm hug during the post-screening standing ovation, which had the Grand Palais audience swooning and whistling.
  — Zack Sharf, Variety, 20 May 2022
• Residents have likened the sound to a shrill whistling, a maddening screech, and — most colorfully — a screaming dinosaur standing on top of the building.
  — Caroline Spivack, Curbed, 9 Apr. 2021
• During the general election, he was accused of racist dog-whistling in his campaign against Democrat Andrew Gillum.
  — Steven Lemongello, orlandosentinel.com, 30 Dec. 2020
• When the national anthem drifted into the night, some manufactured applause and whistling was piped in like a 1970s sitcom.
  — Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2020
• Despite the industrial surroundings and a view of the Interstate 435 span, Nelson Island is quiet but for the whistling of songbirds.
  — Rick Montgomery, kansascity.com, 12 May 2017
• Woodies make several different sounds, all based on shrill whistling.
  — Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 15 Feb. 2024
• But on Wednesday afternoon, he was huddled with his parents in their eighth-floor San Juan condominium unit listening to the whistling winds and watching the trees bend.
  — Alex Johnson, NBC News, 7 Sep. 2017
• The especially showy Dolby Atmos audio system made the whistling that opens the film sound cool but unnatural.
  — Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2021
• For The Blessed Madonna, that sound is an effervescent confection of piano stabs, bass drum kicks and a good deal of whistling, with the producer’s latest coming as an homage to the ’90s party scene that formed her.
  — Katie Bain, Billboard, 11 Nov. 2022

Last Updated: 23 Sep 2024