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Meaning of "dog-whistle" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DOG-WHISTLE

From the fact that a dog whistle operates at frequencies that can be heard only by dogs.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DOG-WHISTLE

dog-whistle play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOG-WHISTLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dog-Whistle is a verb and can also act as an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb dog-whistle in English.

WHAT DOES DOG-WHISTLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dog-whistle in the English dictionary

The definition of dog-whistle in the dictionary is relating to the targeting of potentially controversial messages to specific voters while avoiding offending those voters with whom the message will not be popular. Other definition of dog-whistle is to employ this kind of political strategy.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DOG-WHISTLE

PRESENT

Present
I dog-whistle
you dog-whistle
he/she/it dog-whistles
we dog-whistle
you dog-whistle
they dog-whistle
Present continuous
I am dog-whistling
you are dog-whistling
he/she/it is dog-whistling
we are dog-whistling
you are dog-whistling
they are dog-whistling
Present perfect
I have dog-whistled
you have dog-whistled
he/she/it has dog-whistled
we have dog-whistled
you have dog-whistled
they have dog-whistled
Present perfect continuous
I have been dog-whistling
you have been dog-whistling
he/she/it has been dog-whistling
we have been dog-whistling
you have been dog-whistling
they have been dog-whistling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I dog-whistled
you dog-whistled
he/she/it dog-whistled
we dog-whistled
you dog-whistled
they dog-whistled
Past continuous
I was dog-whistling
you were dog-whistling
he/she/it was dog-whistling
we were dog-whistling
you were dog-whistling
they were dog-whistling
Past perfect
I had dog-whistled
you had dog-whistled
he/she/it had dog-whistled
we had dog-whistled
you had dog-whistled
they had dog-whistled
Past perfect continuous
I had been dog-whistling
you had been dog-whistling
he/she/it had been dog-whistling
we had been dog-whistling
you had been dog-whistling
they had been dog-whistling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will dog-whistle
you will dog-whistle
he/she/it will dog-whistle
we will dog-whistle
you will dog-whistle
they will dog-whistle
Future continuous
I will be dog-whistling
you will be dog-whistling
he/she/it will be dog-whistling
we will be dog-whistling
you will be dog-whistling
they will be dog-whistling
Future perfect
I will have dog-whistled
you will have dog-whistled
he/she/it will have dog-whistled
we will have dog-whistled
you will have dog-whistled
they will have dog-whistled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been dog-whistling
you will have been dog-whistling
he/she/it will have been dog-whistling
we will have been dog-whistling
you will have been dog-whistling
they will have been dog-whistling
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would dog-whistle
you would dog-whistle
he/she/it would dog-whistle
we would dog-whistle
you would dog-whistle
they would dog-whistle
Conditional continuous
I would be dog-whistling
you would be dog-whistling
he/she/it would be dog-whistling
we would be dog-whistling
you would be dog-whistling
they would be dog-whistling
Conditional perfect
I would have dog-whistle
you would have dog-whistle
he/she/it would have dog-whistle
we would have dog-whistle
you would have dog-whistle
they would have dog-whistle
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been dog-whistling
you would have been dog-whistling
he/she/it would have been dog-whistling
we would have been dog-whistling
you would have been dog-whistling
they would have been dog-whistling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you dog-whistle
we let´s dog-whistle
you dog-whistle
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to dog-whistle
Past participle
dog-whistled
Present Participle
dog-whistling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOG-WHISTLE

dog wolf
dog-catcher
dog-ear
dog-eared
dog-end
dog-in-the-manger
dog-roll
dog-sitter
dog-tired
dog-tooth check
dog´s mercury
dog´s-tail
dog´s-tongue
dog´s-tooth check
dogaressa
dogate
dogbane
dogberries
dogberry
dogberryism

WORDS THAT END LIKE DOG-WHISTLE

Birtwistle
blow the whistle
bristle
Canada thistle
castle
epistle
final whistle
gristle
istle
milk thistle
Order of the Thistle
penny whistle
sow thistle
star thistle
steam whistle
the Thistle
thistle
tin whistle
whistle
wolf whistle
wolf-whistle

Synonyms and antonyms of dog-whistle in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dog-whistle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DOG-WHISTLE

Find out the translation of dog-whistle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dog-whistle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dog-whistle» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

狗哨
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

- perro silbato
570 millions of speakers

English

dog-whistle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कुत्ते सीटी
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الكلب صافرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

собака - свисток
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cão apito
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কুকুর-বাঁশি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chien sifflet
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Anjing-wisel
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hundepfeife
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

犬笛
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

개 호각
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Asu-siput
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

con chó còi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நாய்-விசில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कुत्रा-शिटी वाजवणारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

köpek düdük
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dog- fischietto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gwizdek dla psów
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

собака - свисток
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

- câine fluier
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

dog - σφυρίχτρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hond - fluit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hund - visselpipa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dog- fløyte
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dog-whistle

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DOG-WHISTLE»

The term «dog-whistle» is quite widely used and occupies the 53.459 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DOG-WHISTLE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «dog-whistle» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «dog-whistle» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dog-whistle

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOG-WHISTLE»

Discover the use of dog-whistle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dog-whistle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dog Whistle Politics: How Coded Racial Appeals Have Wrecked ...
Describes how conservatives in government are using race-baiting to coax the middle class into voting for right-wing policies that ultimately hurt them and favor the rich.
Ian Haney-Lopez, 2014
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'Dog Whistle Politics' and Journalism: Reporting Arabic and ...
This study examines the representations of Arabic and Muslim people in two major Sydney newspapers, the Sydney Morning Herald and the Daily Telegraph over a two year period including the 12 months before and after September 11, 2001.
Peter Manning, 2004
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Dog Whistle Politics
And the author also liked the assonance, the music of the term. Does it fit? Find out in Michael Paul's first full-length poetry book. The book contains 57 poems that range from love poems to polemics to sheer revelry in language.
Michael Paul, 2011
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True Blood and Philosophy: We Wanna Think Bad Things with You
Sam knows something that no human being can — what a dog—whistle sounds like to a dog. Such qualitative conscious experiences are known by philosophers as qualia.2 Qualia is a plural term. When we speak of a single qualitative ...
William Irwin, George A. Dunn, Rebecca Housel, 2010
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Whistles
They are enduring sound-makers still required by a demanding public. This book covers all major types and gives a general introduction to the wonderful world of whistles.
Martyn Gilchrist, 2000
6
The Merchant of Death
I held her tight and with my other hand I pulled out my last trick . . . the silent dog whistle. I put it to my lips, and blew for all I was worth. Instantly the quig skidded to a stop and cried out in pain, just as the quig had done on the mountain when ...
D.J. MacHale, 2002
7
Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know
Hence the power of the dog whistle, a seemingly magical device that makes no apparent sound and yet perks the ears of dogs for blocks around. We call this sound “ultrasonic,” since it's beyond our ken, but it is within the sonic range for many ...
Alexandra Horowitz, 2009
8
Under the Radar: Dog-whistle Politics in Australia
Argues that "dog-whistle politics" or the "art of sending coded or implicit messages to a select group of voters" is undermining democracy and reinforcing racial, cultural and religious intolerance.
Josh Fear, 2007
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PEZ Collectors News April/May 2011
... Cheese-$8 Chip (pink face)-$50 ConventionCrystalSnowman-$25 Convention Witch-$15 Cool Cat w/f-$65; n/f-$75 Crystal K-9 5/set-$250 Dalmation Pup w/f- $55; n/f-$65 Doctor-$200 Dog Whistle-$25 Droopy Dog-Non-Move Ears-$6 Duck  ...
Richard Belyski
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The Fun I've Had
... little way and Johnny Balderston Veiller, my English setter, went with us. Then he chased a rabbit out of sight. So I took my dog whistle out of my pocket and handed it to this man and said, "You call the dog." He blew himself purple in the face ...
Bayard Veiller, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOG-WHISTLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dog-whistle is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Brewing "Cake Wars" Are Proof That the Battle Over Same-Sex …
The dog-whistle homophobia of the cake wars may be enough to sate the discriminatory urges of small-town bakers, but the Supreme Court's ... «Mic, Jul 15»
2
Donald Trump is already doomed: Why his campaign is a bigger …
Mitt Romney, who deafeningly tooted nearly every imaginable racial dog-whistle during his 2012 campaign (remember “Obama Isn't Working” ... «Salon, Jul 15»
3
Texas Blows The Secessionist Dog Whistle Ahead of Jade Helm 15 …
They have also denied accusations that they are simply playing to the right wing crowd by engaging cynically in dog-whistle politics ahead of ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
4
Donald Trump, Dumpee: Forgetting to Use the GOP Racial Dog
Donald Trump, Dumpee: Forgetting to Use the GOP Racial Dog-Whistle Is an Expensive Mistake. Posted on Jul 4, 2015. By Juan Cole ... «Truthdig, Jul 15»
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Article's deference to Chief Dotson is misguided
The article “Feds fill gaps in city prosecution” (June 29) contained unchallenged racist “dog-whistle” from St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson. «STLtoday.com, Jul 15»
6
Chatter: Buy, Buy, Buy
There's a real story in there, but right now all I can think about is a trend piece on how “McMillan” has become the “Benghazi” dog-whistle of the ... «Washington City Paper, Jul 15»
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The right's terrified to talk about race: Let's call it the Fox News …
Talking about “dog-whistle” politics and racially charged “code words” generates no modicum of skepticism on the right. “The only people who ... «Salon, Jun 15»
8
Paul Krugman Definitively Shows How Slavery Still Haunts Us
Dog-whistle politics has to decline, eventually. Let's hope. Share on Facebook Share. Share on Twitter Tweet. Report typos and corrections to ... «AlterNet, Jun 15»
9
Dog-whistle politics makes a serious problem even worse
THE recent xenophobic attacks in SA can be explained by the phenomenon of "dog-whistle politics". This is political messaging that uses ... «BDlive, May 15»
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Racist dog-whistle and bogus statistics in the Mail's 'health tourism …
In its delight in reporting that hospitals could ask to see patients' passports before treatment, the Daily Mail has reached for its trusty dog-whistle ... «Left Foot Forward, Apr 15»

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