whistling
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (wine–whine merger) IPA(key): /ˈwɪs(ə)lɪŋ/, [ˈwɪslɪŋ]
- (without the wine–whine merger) IPA(key): /ˈʍɪs(ə)lɪŋ/, [ˈw̥ɪs(ə)lɪŋ]
- Hyphenation: whist‧ling
Etymology 1
[edit]Inherited from Middle English whistlynge, equivalent to whistle + -ing.
Verb
[edit]whistling
- present participle and gerund of whistle
Etymology 2
[edit]From Middle English whistlinge, whystlynge, from Old English hwistlung, equivalent to whistle + -ing.
Noun
[edit]whistling (plural whistlings)
Derived terms
[edit]Anagrams
[edit]Categories:
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms suffixed with -ing (participial)
- English non-lemma forms
- English verb forms
- English terms inherited from Old English
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun)
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns