Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
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Two months later, Breyer was whistling a happier, though still realistic, tune.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2022
Eleven years ago, when I first started writing about the N.C.A.A. in the pages of this newspaper, I often felt I was whistling in the wind.
From New York Times ● Oct. 23, 2021
The crowd thought Craig Pawson was whistling for half-time but he was actually stopping play for a VAR consultation.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2021
The fireworks may have started when Lindor was whistling around the bases during his second home run and aiming his antics toward Yankees pitcher Wandy Peralta, according to the New York Post.
From Fox News ● Sep. 13, 2021
There was whistling and cheering and breaking glass.
From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli
