- hwistlung
- f (-e/-a) whistling, hissing, piping, music
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
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hwistlung — whistling … The Old English to English
whistling — hwistlung … English to the Old English
whistling — /hwis ling, wis /, n. 1. the act of a person or thing that whistles. 2. the sound produced. 3. Vet. Pathol. a form of roaring characterized by a peculiarly shrill sound. [bef. 900; ME; OE hwistlung. See WHISTLE, ING1] * * * … Universalium
wisþlung — see hwistlung … Old to modern English dictionary
whistling — /ˈwɪslɪŋ/ (say wisling) noun 1. the act of someone or something that whistles. 2. the sound produced. 3. Veterinary Science a form of roaring characterised by a peculiarly shrill sound. {Middle English; Old English hwistlung, from hwistlian… …
whistling — [hwis′liŋ, wis′iŋ] n. [ME whistlinge < OE hwistlung] 1. the act or sound of a person, animal, or thing that whistles 2. shrill, noisy breathing by a horse, caused by a disorder of the air passages … English World dictionary
whis´tling|ly — whis|tling «HWIHS lihng», noun, adjective. –n. 1. the act of a person or thing that whistles. 2. a defect of the respiratory system in which a horse breathes hard with a shrill sound. –adj. 1. producing a whistle or whistling. 2. characterized by … Useful english dictionary
whis|tling — «HWIHS lihng», noun, adjective. –n. 1. the act of a person or thing that whistles. 2. a defect of the respiratory system in which a horse breathes hard with a shrill sound. –adj. 1. producing a whistle or whistling. 2. characterized by whistling … Useful english dictionary
