whistler
noun
a person or thing that whistles.
whistlers
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pluralof whistler.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“It’s pretty rare what she’s up to, there aren’t a lot of whistlers in the Rolodex you can call,” said Thomas Brenneck, Lewis’ longtime collaborator who produced “On the Lips.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2024
Intriguingly, the scientists report that the whistlers usually exchanged whistles with second-order allies with whom they were weakly bonded, rather than calling to a best buddy.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 24, 2022
She added, “We’re a whooping and hollering crowd in Philadelphia now,” and described baseball whistlers and shouts from the audience.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 2, 2015
They take turns reading the text and whistling until all the whistlers have taken a solo.
From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2013
They don't hurt anybody, most of them, and maybe they're secretly all terrific whistlers or something.
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
