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Meaning of "whistle for" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WHISTLE FOR

whistle for play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHISTLE FOR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Whistle for is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES WHISTLE FOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of whistle for in the English dictionary

The definition of whistle for in the dictionary is to seek or expect in vain.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHISTLE FOR

whisperously
whispery
whiss
whist
whist drive
whistle
whistle blower
whistle in the dark
whistle stop
whistle up
whistle-blower
whistle-blowing
whistle-stop
whistle-stopped
whistle-stopping
whistleable
whistler
whistling
whistling swan
whistlingly

WORDS THAT END LIKE WHISTLE FOR

as for
ask for
be all for
be in the market for
but for
done for
except for
go for
have no time for
have no use for
in line for
make for
nick someone for
none the worse for
settle for
so much for
stand up for
take for
to die for
up for

Synonyms and antonyms of whistle for in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «whistle for» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WHISTLE FOR

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

Translator English - Chinese

哨子
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

silbato para
570 millions of speakers

English

whistle for
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सीटी के लिए
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صافرة ل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

свисток для
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

apito para
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জন্য হুইসল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sifflet pour
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Wisel untuk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Anpfiff
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

笛のために
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

휘파람
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Singsot kanggo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

còi cho
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விஸ்வரூபம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

यासाठी शिपाई
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ıslıkla çağırmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fischietto per
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gwizdek dla
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

свисток для
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fluier pentru
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σφύριγμα για
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fluitjie vir
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

visselpipa för
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fløyta for
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of whistle for

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WHISTLE FOR»

The term «whistle for» is regularly used and occupies the 64.420 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WHISTLE FOR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «whistle for» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «whistle for» 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 whistle for

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHISTLE FOR»

Discover the use of whistle for in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to whistle for and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Whistle for the Flies, Jesus - Whistle for the Bees on Terry ...
Terry, a lifelong clerical worker stuck in a dead-end customer phone support job eked out a meagerliving among Persian immigrants on the seamy side of Phoenix, AZ. In this grinding, true story of persistence and loss, you will see how a ...
Mitch Armaugh, 2011
2
Whistle for the Crows
From one of the world’s classic authors of romantic suspense comes the thrilling tale of a young woman caught between the desires of two very different brothers while researching a family’s secret history in an eerie Irish castle For ...
Dorothy Eden, 2013
3
Whistle for the train
A kitten, dog, cow, bunny, pig, car, tugboat, bumblebee, children, and a mouse go near the track as the little train goes down it.
Margaret Wise Brown, 1956
4
The Snowy Day, Whistle for Willie
Two separate stories star the African American boy Peter as he plays in the snow and wishes he could whistle for his dog, Willie.
Ezra Jack Keats, 2007
5
Whistle for Willie
Ezra Jack Keats. EZRA jA CK KEATS WHISTLE FOR WI LIE PUFFIN BOOKS PUFFIN BOOKS Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Putnam Books.
Ezra Jack Keats, 1977
6
The Northwestern Reporter
hear it because he was Inside of his engine and the air pump and blower were going. When it passed him, he heard it whistle for the crossing, two long and two short blasts of the whistle — the regular crossing whistle. N. J. Buzza, conductor ...
‎1917
7
Atlantic Reporter: Cases Argued and Determined in the Courts ...
There Is no whistling post between that point and the Hickox crossing, and the defendant's witnesses show that It was customary to blow the whistle for Camp Parole somewhere about that point The conductor testified that the engineer running ...
West Publishing Company, 1907
8
Harper's Young People: 1879/80
I am the lad that follows the plough — Robin and Thrush just whistle for me — In a hickory suit that's pretty well worn I go to the field at early morn, I help to scatter the golden corn — Robin and Thrush just whistle for me. Out in the meadows ...
‎1880
9
Reports of cases in the Supreme Court of Nebraska
9 whistle for the station one long blast of the whistle; heard it whistle for the crossing just before the accident occurred, two long and two short blasts of the whistle, when it was about a quarter of a mile east; could not tell if the bell was ringing, ...
‎1917
10
Nebraska Reports
9 whistle for the station one long blast of the whistle; heard it whistle for the crossing just before the accident occurred, two long and two short blasts of the whistle, when it was about a quarter of a mile east; could not tell if the bell was ringing, ...
‎1917

REFERENCE
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