whistling

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From the verb whistle: (⇒ conjugate)
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
whistling n (blowing air through lips)silbido nm
 If you're afraid of the dark, whistling will keep your spirits up.
whistling n (musical sound)silbido nm
 The whistling of a flute features in many a folk tune.
whistling adj (making a high-pitched sound)silbante adj mf
 Yvonne could hear the whistling wind outside her window.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
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whistle vi (to get attention)silbar vi
  (MX)chiflar vi
 The shepherd whistled to his dog.
 El pastor silbó a su perro.
whistle vi (whistle a tune)silbar vi
  chiflar vi
 Mary whistled as she walked along the lane.
 Mary silbaba mientras caminaba por la calle.
whistle [sth] vtr (a song)silbar vtr
  (MX)chiflar vi
 The soldier was whistling an old music hall song.
 El soldado silbaba una vieja canción de music hall.
whistle vi (in admiration, attraction)silbar vi
  (MX, AR)chiflar vi
 The group of men whistled at the girls as they walked past.
 El grupo de hombres le silbó a las chicas mientras pasaban.
whistle vi (make high-pitched sound)chiflar vi
 The kettle was whistling, so Edward turned it off.
 La jarra eléctrica estaba chiflando, así que Edward la apagó.
whistle n (high-pitched blowing sound)pitido nm
 Melanie could hear the whistle of the wind outside.
 Melanie podía oír el pitido del viento afuera.
whistle n (toy, sports: instrument)silbato nm
  pito nm
 The referee blew his whistle.
 El árbitro sopló el silbato.
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Additional Translations
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whistle n (sports: blow of whistle)pitido nm
  silbido nm
 The whistle signalled the end of the game.
 El pitido marcó el final del partido.
whistle [sth] vtr (sports: signal with whistle) (deportes)pitar vi
 The referee whistled a penalty.
 El árbitro pitó un penalti.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Locuciones verbales
whistle | whistling
InglésEspañol
whistle for [sth] vtr phrasal insep figurative (demand unsuccessfully)pedir vtr
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Compound Forms:
whistle | whistling
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blow the whistle on [sb] v expr figurative (inform on [sb](ES)cantar vtr
 The employee decided to blow the whistle on his employer for the illegal transactions.
 El empleado decidió cantar lo de las transacciones ilegales de su patrón.
blow the whistle on [sth] v expr figurative (report [sth])denunciar vtr
  delatar vtr
  (AR, coloquial)decir la posta, batir la posta loc verb
  (MX, coloquial)soltar la sopa loc verb
 The documentary blew the whistle on conditions in the prison.
 El documental denuncia las condiciones en las prisiones.
dog whistle n (whistle audible only to dogs)silbato para perros nm + loc adj
dog whistle n figurative (politics: coded language)discurso en código nm + loc adj
dog-whistle n as adj figurative (politics: using coded language)del discurso en código loc adj
final whistle n (sports: ends a game)silbatazo final nm
 At the final whistle both teams left the playing field, exhausted and muddy.
 Con el silbatazo final ambos equipos abandonaron el campo de juego exhaustos y embarrados.
three-piece whistle n (musical instrument)flauta nf
 My grandfather taught me how to play the three-piece whistle.
wet your whistle v expr informal (take a drink)tomar un trago loc verb
whistle blower,
whistleblower,
whistle-blower
n
figurative, slang (person: exposes wrongdoing)denunciante n común
  informante n común
  delator, delatora nm, nf
 Accountants were the whistle blowers in several corporate scandals.
 Los contadores fueron los denunciantes de varios escándalos corporativos.
whistle Dixie v expr US, figurative, informal (indulge in unrealistically optimistic fantasies)inventar vtr
whistle past the graveyard v expr US, figurative (put on a brave face)al mal tiempo, buena cara expr
whistle stop,
whistle-stop
n
US (railway station: request stop)apeadero nm
 There are hundreds of whistle stops between Chicago and New Orleans.
 Hay cientos de apeaderos entre Chicago y Nueva Orleans.
whistle stop tour,
whistle-stop tour
n
(tour involving many brief visits)excursión relámpago loc nom f
wolf whistle n figurative (call made from man to woman)silbido nm
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