whistlings
- plural of whistling.
Example Sentences
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It rose flapping its wings and disappeared into the clouds, to a send-off of applause, whistlings, handkerchiefs, drumrolls, and the sprinkling of holy water.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
There were many whippoorwills calling out there in the woods but he thought this was a double call and that between its whistlings a man might have counted five.
From The Roof Tree by Conrey, Lee F.
From their nests in the airy, leaf-garlanded grottoes, which mother nature has prepared for them in the lofty oaks and ashes, the starlings send their deep, lively whistlings, their love-breathing trills.
From Strife and Peace by Howitt, Mary (Mary Botham)
The din from the forest was augmented by the whistlings of a second pteranodon which darted after the remaining ovoids, following swiftly as these retreated with ludicrous, wabbling haste.
From Creatures of Vibration by Vincent, Harl
She dared not put Bonny Angel down even if the child would have consented, and, continually, the rumblings and whistlings grew more confusing.
From A Sunny Little Lass by Raymond, Evelyn
