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PRONUNCIATION OF WHISTLE-STOPPING

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHISTLE-STOPPING

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

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

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WHISTLE-STOPPING

PRESENT

Present
I whistle-stopping
you whistle-stopping
he/she/it whistle-stoppings
we whistle-stopping
you whistle-stopping
they whistle-stopping
Present continuous
I am whistle-stoppinging
you are whistle-stoppinging
he/she/it is whistle-stoppinging
we are whistle-stoppinging
you are whistle-stoppinging
they are whistle-stoppinging
Present perfect
I have whistle-stoppinged
you have whistle-stoppinged
he/she/it has whistle-stoppinged
we have whistle-stoppinged
you have whistle-stoppinged
they have whistle-stoppinged
Present perfect continuous
I have been whistle-stoppinging
you have been whistle-stoppinging
he/she/it has been whistle-stoppinging
we have been whistle-stoppinging
you have been whistle-stoppinging
they have been whistle-stoppinging
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 whistle-stoppinged
you whistle-stoppinged
he/she/it whistle-stoppinged
we whistle-stoppinged
you whistle-stoppinged
they whistle-stoppinged
Past continuous
I was whistle-stoppinging
you were whistle-stoppinging
he/she/it was whistle-stoppinging
we were whistle-stoppinging
you were whistle-stoppinging
they were whistle-stoppinging
Past perfect
I had whistle-stoppinged
you had whistle-stoppinged
he/she/it had whistle-stoppinged
we had whistle-stoppinged
you had whistle-stoppinged
they had whistle-stoppinged
Past perfect continuous
I had been whistle-stoppinging
you had been whistle-stoppinging
he/she/it had been whistle-stoppinging
we had been whistle-stoppinging
you had been whistle-stoppinging
they had been whistle-stoppinging
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you whistle-stopping
we let´s whistle-stopping
you whistle-stopping
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to whistle-stopping
Past participle
whistle-stoppinged
Present Participle
whistle-stoppinging
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 WHISTLE-STOPPING

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whistler
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whistlingly

WORDS THAT END LIKE WHISTLE-STOPPING

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «whistle-stopping» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WHISTLE-STOPPING

Find out the translation of whistle-stopping to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of whistle-stopping 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-stopping» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

哨停车
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

silbato - parada
570 millions of speakers

English

whistle-stopping
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सीटी रोक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صافرة وقف -
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

свисток остановки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

apito parar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাঁশি-বাঁধন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sifflet d´arrêt
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Henti-henti
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pfiff -stopping
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

笛止
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

휘파람 - 중지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Whistle-stopping
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

còi dừng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விசில் நிறுத்தும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्हायोल-स्टॉपिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

düdük durdurma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

whistle - arresto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gwizdek zatrzymanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

свисток зупинки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fluier oprire -
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σφύριγμα - διακοπή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fluitjie - stop
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

whistle -stopp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

whistle- stopper
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of whistle-stopping

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WHISTLE-STOPPING»

The term «whistle-stopping» is barely ever used and occupies the 204.111 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WHISTLE-STOPPING» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHISTLE-STOPPING»

Discover the use of whistle-stopping in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to whistle-stopping and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Stevensons: A Biography of an American Family
324 Whistle-stopping in California: John Robert Greene, The Crusade: The Presidential Election 0/1952 (1985), 199-201; Martin, 1952 Journal, Martin Papers, LC. 324 AES's whistle-stopping: U.S. News 6- World Report, 17 Oct. 1952. On Ike ...
Jean H. Baker, 1997
2
Whistle-stopping aboard the flying White House
WHISTLE-STOPPING. ABOARD. THE. FLYING. WHITE. HOUSE. STOPS GET SHORTER, THE PACE QUICKENS ON THE SWING DOWN. KENNEDY ON BOARD. In the cabin of Air Force One, Senator Bob Kennedy draws on a cigar and ...
3
Working with Truman: A Personal Memoir of the White House Years
8. Whistle-Stopping. in. 1950. "About Christmas of 1949, the president gave me a paper to read which, as I understood it, had been prepared by the Departments of State and Defense," recalls Charles S. Murphy.1 "I took it home with me that ...
Ken Hechler, 1996
4
The Complete Idiot's Guide to the American Presidents
Whistle-Stopping. to. the. Top. As the 1948 elections approached, Truman was one of the most unpopular denizens of the White House in terms of the support of his party. He had gotten the ire up of Southern Democrats in February 1948 by ...
Patrick Sauer, 2000
5
The Structure and Functions of Governance: Its National and ...
Through 1948, campaigns were fought out in newspapers, on radio, on lecture platforms, on the rear platforms of whistle- stopping trains that meandered slowly across the countryside. (Some of you have ridden on a whistle-stopping train.
Kenneth W. Thompson, 1992
6
See How They Ran
Stevenson's paeans to “hard'hitting factual debate” began to sound phony.44 His intensive whistle'stopping and prop stopping undermined his live TV appearances. All too often he appeared harried and unprepared while speaking. In trying ...
Gil Troy, 2012
7
The Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore: An Illustrated History ...
Whistle-Stopping If Canadians looked to their stations as the stage on which to cheer royalty, they saw it equally as an opportunity to jeer at their politicians. In the days before radio and television, the only way a politician could really reach his ...
Ron Brown, 2008
8
LIFE
LOOKING OUT AT WHISTLE-STOPPING PRESIDENT TRUMAN, TWO WHEELING, MEETING WITH NEGRO LEADERS, IKE MUNCHES HIS BREAKFAST WHILE AN. AROUSED, ANGRY DEWEY SEES ADLAI "ON SLIMY TRAIL OF TRUMAN ...
9
Out of Order: An incisive and boldly original critique of ...
Truman traveled farther and gave more speeches, but Dewey also did a lot of whistle-stopping, delivering more than one hundred speeches during the general election alone. A Newsweek columnist noted: “Dewey's extensive touring and ...
Thomas E. Patterson, 2011
10
Goldmine Record Album Price Guide
... of Jonathan Winters 1963 25.00 V6-15035 [S] Humor As Seen Through the Eyes of Jonathan Winters 1963 25.00 V-15037 [M] Whistle Stopping with Jonathan Winters 1964 20.00 V6-15037 [R] Whistle Stopping with Jonathan Winters 196?
Martin Popoff, 2009

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHISTLE-STOPPING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term whistle-stopping is used in the context of the following news items.
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U.S. Senate candidates Grimes, McConnell make NKY Get-Out-the …
McConnell led off his whistle-stopping Monday morning in Erlanger with Senator Rand Paul by his side. "I always tell people who come to me and say, 'Look, ... «WCPO, Nov 14»
2
What's your best guess as to why a campaign 'stump speech' is …
Politicians don't rely on train travel, or whistle-stopping (Watch DecodeDC during the next few weeks for a close look at the term "whistle-stopping") to get their ... «The Denver Channel, Aug 14»
3
The Photo Vault: Nixon's Oregon trip helped inspire 'Checkers' speech
As it happened, Nixon was on a train whistle-stopping through Oregon -- the above photo is at a stop in Medford, where he's flanked by Rep. Harris Ellsworth ... «OregonLive.com, Jun 12»
4
Obama a unifying force? Hardly
“But the one that touched me the most was one that I saw in Deshler, Ohio, at the end of a long day of whistle-stopping . . . A teenager held up a sign, 'Bring Us ... «Boston Globe, Apr 12»
5
Ron Paul's Cash Crunch
Two months ago he was whistle-stopping through Iowa in a small plane. Now he's doing mega-rallies and town halls when he can, but not many of them. «Slate Magazine, Mar 12»
6
Theater review: 'Fifth of July' at the Lex Theatre
... his potty-mouthed heiress wife -- are ostensibly whistle-stopping in Lebanon, en route to Nashville with zonked-out musician Weston Hurley (Rob Herring). «Los Angeles Times, Jun 11»

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