whistling
Definitions
Noun
- The sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
- The act of whistling a tune
- The act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle
Verb
- Make whistling sounds
- Move with, or as with, a whistling sound
- Utter or express by whistling
- Move, send, or bring as if by whistling
- Make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound
- Give a signal by whistling
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "whistling".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | warning | 2 | 44 |
| 2 | wanting | 2 | 16 |
| 3 | twisting | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | warming | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | winding | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | wyoming | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | quivering | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | winking | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | wasting | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | warping | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | watering | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | awarding | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | swallowing | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | swarming | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | quavering | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | wearying | 3 | 2 |
| 17 | weathering | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | welding | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | quenching | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | swaggering | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | swamping | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | thwarting | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | wallowing | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | waxing | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | wincing | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | withering | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | wounding | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | dwarfing | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | quarrying | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | quieting | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | quilting | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | quisling | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | twiddling | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | waffling | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | wafting | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | wagering | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | walding | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | warding | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | warling | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | wavering | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | weakling | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | wending | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | whitling | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | whittling | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | wielding | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | wilding | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | wilking | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | wilting | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | winnowing | 3 | 0 |
| 50 | woodling | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | wotring | 3 | 0 |
| 52 | wuthering | 3 | 0 |
| 53 | zwerdling | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "whistling".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | writing | 2 | 117 |
| 2 | twisting | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | whirling | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | bristling | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | whiting | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | hustling | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | wrestling | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | whitening | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | whitling | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | whittling | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | whitting | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | whitings | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | westling | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | hoisting | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | wiling | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | waistline | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | thristing | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | thirsting | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | chiseling | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | witting | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "whistling" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "whistling" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "whistling" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "whistling".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 9
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 53
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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