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is whistling

  • present progressive
    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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"The wind is whistling and there are sounds of things falling. The electricity went out about an hour ago, and we cannot see anything."

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2025

“If it is whistling I know it is not for my soul. But when it is a rumbling sound, you realize that it will land quite close.”

From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2023

Almost every day, the man in the bow tie is whistling “Happy Birthday” to someone.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2017

Danny in the back - just there to deal with breakdowns and road tolls - is whistling.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2015

"At home they are buried in snow," he thought, "and the wind is whistling around their double windows."

From Rodman the Keeper Southern Sketches by Constance Fenimore Woolson