has been whistling

• present perfect progressive

  present perfect progressive

  Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.

  of whistle (3rd person singular).
  whistle

  verb (used without object)

  to make a clear musical sound, a series of such sounds, or a high-pitched, warbling sound by the forcible expulsion of the breath through a small opening formed by contracting the lips, or through the teeth, with the aid of the tongue.

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has been whistling

Ashes newsdesk maestro Matt Hancock has been whistling it all morning.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 7, 2010

The tune is the same one he has been whistling the whole afternoon.

From Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays by Various

"This villainous fresh-water gas from the Canadas has been whistling among my bones till they ache with the cold, but the sight of your fiery countenance is as cheery as a Christmas fire."

From The Spy by James Fenimore Cooper

Related Words

• blare
• hiss