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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

whistling ['hwɪslɪŋ] ['wɪslɪŋ]
  1. 1. noun 吹口哨吹笛;发啸声;哨声
  2. 2. noun (患哮喘症的马所发的)哮喘声

Collins English-English Dictionary

whistling ['wɪslɪŋ]
  1. 1. n [vet science] a breathing defect of horses characterized by a high-pitched sound with each intake of air - Compare roaring

Examples

we could hear him whistling
我们能听到他正在吹口哨
The man started to make a whistling sound through his teeth.
这个男子开始通过牙齿发出哨声。
He heard him whistling for his dog.
他听见那家伙吹着口哨叫他的小狗。
The truth is that both Mark and Ashley are whistling in the dark.
事实上,马克和阿什莉都临危不乱。
They could hear the bullets whistling through the air.
他们听见子弹从空气中嗖嗖地飞了过去。
火车拉鼻儿了。
The engine is whistling.
鸣镝
whistling arrow
北风呼呼地吹。
A north wind is whistling.
寒风呼啸。
A cold wind is whistling.

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