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wolf-whistle en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of wolf whistle.

Forms

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wolf-whistles Number=Plur lexicographic

wolf-whistle en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of wolf whistle.
    • Lila came out third, to a good level of applause. A few boys wolf-whistled at her, and a couple more groaned “Lila!” like it was a dirty word. She bowed and lifted her skirt at the hip, just enough to show some thigh. A few more guys shouted “Yeah!” in guttural moans. 2015, Jessica Alcott, Even When You Lie to Me, New York, N.Y.: Crown Books for Young Readers, →ISBN, page 77:
    • Nothing moves in the eyes of this Anvil and then he purses his lips and wolf-whistles at her. 2017, Paul Lynch, Grace, Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 159:
    • Viktory had even managed to drum up a fan base outside the hard core from Urra. This had a lot to do with Junita, as most of the Urra fans were male. Some of the boys were wolf-whistling at her, and a lot of them had learned her name as well. 2015, Lars Joachim Grimstad, translated by Don Bartlett and Siân Mackie, The Disappearing Children (Prime Minister Father & Son; 1), Phoenix Yard Books, →ISBN, page 233:

Forms

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wolf-whistling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
wolf-whistles Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
wolf-whistled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
wolf-whistled Tense=Past lexicographic